Usually means: Teacher convicted in evolution trial.
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  1. Scopes, John: Evolution Glossary

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noun:  Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)


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