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JOHN WALKER
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• JOHN WALKER (noun)
The noun JOHN WALKER has 1 sense:
1. New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
Familiarity information: JOHN WALKER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Walker; Walker
Instance hypernyms:
four-minute man (someone who has run the mile in less that 4 minutes)
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