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turner.

One who or that which turns.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɝ.nɚ/General-American/ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation
  1. One who or that which turns.

  2. A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.

  3. A kitchen utensil used for turning food.

  4. A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.

  5. A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English turner, torner, tornere, turnere, turnare, equivalent to turn + -er. Also from Middle English turnour, tornour, tournour, turnoure, from Old French tornour, tourneour, tourneur, tornëor (“one who fashions something by turning”).

noun/ˈtɝ.nɚ/General-American/ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An acrobat or gymnast, especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.

Where this word comes from

From German Turner (“gymnast”).

noun/ˈtɝ.nɚ/General-American/ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI.

    historical
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