1. United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951) • Syn: Frederick Jackson Turner • Instance Hypernyms: historian, historiographer 2. United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) • Syn: Henry Hubert Turner • Instance Hypernyms: endocrinologist 3. English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851) • Syn: Joseph Mallord William Turner • Instance Hypernyms: painter 4. United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831) • Syn: Nat Turner • Instance Hypernyms: slave, insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel