Phrase guide

Indiana Jones

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -əʊnz

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noun

Meaning 1

An expert in some scholarly subject who makes daring explorations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • There are many Indiana Joneses in the fields of science, history, and art who are willing to find ancient artifacts and remains.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

After the fictional archaeologist Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., protagonist of a series of action films since 1981, named after its creator George Lucas’s dog Indiana.