/ Thesaurus / J Synonyms of john birks gillespie Find synonyms for: Noun1. Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie, John Birks Gillespieusage: United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language