Johnny Appleseed

English Etymology After the American pioneer nurseryman Johnny Appleseed (1774–1845). Noun Johnny Appleseed en idiomatic A person, usually a male, who is generous, nurturing, and dedicated to positivity and helping others. en 2012 An American Century John W. Kirshon 478 Seeger, the Johnny Appleseed of folk music, who has always wanted the whole world to sing and shunned celebrity, was a lifelong radical who serenaded the civil rights movement, popularized "We Shall Overcome", and marched and sang for peace in the antiwar movement. en eponyms