(1667–1735), Scottish physician and writer. His satirical History of John Bull (1712) was the origin of John Bull as the personification of the typical Englishman.
Definition of Arbuthnot, John in US English:
Arbuthnot, John
proper nounˈärbəTHˌnät
(1667–1735), Scottish physician and writer. His satirical History of John Bull (1712) was the origin of John Bull as the personification of the typical Englishman.