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  1. John Hunter: Merriam-Webster
  2. Hunter, John: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. john hunter, hunter, john: Dictionary.com
  4. John Hunter (Australian footballer), John Hunter (Canadian politician), John Hunter (New South Wales), John Hunter (Royal Navy officer), John Hunter (South Carolina), John Hunter (Surgeon), John Hunter (physician), John Hunter (rower), John Hunter (scientist), John Hunter (singer), John Hunter (surgeon), John Hunter: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Hunter, John: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Hunter, John, John Hunter: Encyclopedia

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  2. Hunter, John, John Hunter: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (John Hunter)

noun:  John Hunter (13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793) was a British surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day.
noun:  Vice Admiral (29 August 1737 – 13 March 1821) an officer of the Royal Navy, who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second Governor of New South Wales, serving from 1795 to 1800.J. J. Auchmuty, 'Hunter, John', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, MUP, 1966, pp 566–572.
noun:  (born November 14, 1955) an American projectile researcher, who developed the 1994 "supergun" Super High Altitude Research Project at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
noun:  (December 30, 1802) an American farmer from Newberry, South Carolina.
noun:  John Bryson Hunter (6 April 1878 – 12 January 1966), also known as "Sailor" Hunter, was a Scottish football player and manager.
noun:  John Andrew Hunter (born 8 November 1943) is a former New Zealand rower who won a gold Olympic medal in his career.
noun:  the third bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman from 1943The Times, Tuesday, Oct 12, 1943; pg. 6; Issue 49674; col B Ecclesiastical News New Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman appointed until 1951.
noun:  John William Gordon Hunter (28 January 1909 – 15 April 1993) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
noun:  (1724 – 16 December 1802) a British 'nabob' who became wealthy as a result of trading with India, and subsequently went into politics as deputy chairman of the East India Company and as Member of Parliament for Leominster.
noun:  an American singer and musician.
noun:  John Evans Hunter (23 August 1911 – 8 September 1984) was an American-born, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter in the British film industry.
noun:  (August 4, 1778 – September 12, 1852) an American businessman and politician from New York.
noun:  a former Northern Irish unionist politician.
noun:  Sir (13 February 1751 – 3 July 1816) a British statesman serving as Consul-General in Madras, India, and both Seville and St Lucar, Spain.
noun:  (1854 – 2 November 1881) a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Glasgow Eastern and Scotland (four caps).
noun:  Dr John Hunter FRSE was a Scottish physician linked to Jamaica.
noun:  (1871 – 29 November 1946) a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
noun:  John Hunter FRSE (7 September 1746 – 18 January 1837) was a Scottish classicist and horticulturalist.
noun:  a Scottish-born Australian former footballer and coach.
noun:  a New Zealand performer, best known as a star female impersonator with the Kiwis Revue which performed in New Zealand and Australia in the 1940s and 1950s.
noun:  (born 1904) a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left.
noun:  John Rosel Hunter (born August 16, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League for four seasons.
noun:  Sir John Adams Hunter, KCMG (30 Oct. 1890 – 17 November 1962) was a British colonial administrator.
noun:  (10 November 1920 – 31 March 2006) a Scotland international rugby union player.
noun:  Major-General John Gunning Hunter (1 November 1859 – 11 June 1926) was a British Indian Army officer who commanded the 35th Division on an acting basis during the First World War.

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