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   John Doe

   /ˌdʒɒn ˈdəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. an anonymous party, typically the plaintiff, in a legal action: North American "identified only as John Doe, the plaintiff says he was on an academic scholarship"
   • ▪ a hypothetical average man. North American

   Word Origin late 16th century: originally in legal use as a name of a fictitious plaintiff, corresponding to Richard Roe, used to represent the defendant.

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