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TURNER
turner, food turner
(noun) cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food
turner
(noun) one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope
turner
(noun) a lathe operator
turner
(noun) a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner
(noun) United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner
(noun) English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
Turner, Henry Hubert Turner
(noun) United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
Turner, Nat Turner
(noun) United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Turner (plural Turners)
An English and Scottish surname.
Noun
Turner (plural Turners)
A person who has Turner syndrome.
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Etymology 1
Noun
turner (plural turners)
One who or that which turns.
A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe
A kitchen utensil used for turning food.
(zoology) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
(cricket) A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.
An acrobat or gymnast especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.
Synonyms
• (kitchen utensil): spatula
Etymology 2
Noun
turner (plural turners)
(sports) A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.
Etymology 3
Noun
turner (plural turners)
(historical) An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI.
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Source: Wiktionary
Turn"er, n.
1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
Tur"ner, n. Etym: [G.]
Definition: A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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