Arbuthnot

American

[ahr-buhth-nuht, ahr-buhth-not] / ɑrˈbʌθ nət, ˈɑr bəθˌnɒt /

noun

John, 1667–1735, Scottish satirist and physician: friend of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.

Arbuthnot British

/ ɑːˈbʌθnɒt /

noun

John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)

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Lady Arbuthnot said she could not say where the birth took place, but it was likely to have been in a private hospital, and she could not say where the child is now.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

Susan Crichton continues to face questions from inquiry counsel Julian Blake, this time about a Deloitte document that was used in preparation for a meeting with MP Lord Arbuthnot and Sir Oliver Letwin.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

The inquiry is also shown a response to Lord Arbuthnot from MP Pat McFadden, then a junior minister in the business department.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

The inquiry hears how in early 2012 Lord Arbuthnot brought together sub-postmasters and other MPs to discuss what he was increasingly convinced was a national scandal.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

Colonel Arbuthnot I put down as a friend of the Armstrongs.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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