Jethro

American

[jeth-roh] / ˈdʒɛθ roʊ /

noun

(in the Bible) the father-in-law of Moses.
a male given name.

Jethro British

/ ˈdʒɛθrəʊ /

noun

Old Testament a Midianite priest, the father-in-law of Moses (Exodus 3:1; 4:18)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He plays it in a way that’s equal parts grunting and scatting and which, as Kirk biographer John Kruth has noted, was essentially adopted wholesale by rock star Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

After a series of leg stretches, new defensive line coach Jethro Franklin offered an opening salvo to a group of nearby players.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

Jethro, whose real name was Geoffrey Rowe, was born in St Buryan, Cornwall.

From BBC • May 23, 2025

Cave's 15-year-old son Arthur died in Brighton in a cliff-jumping accident in 2015 and his eldest son Jethro died aged 31 in Melbourne in 2022.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

Jethro had picked up a mannerism from his mother.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023