Definition of turner Turner

/tɚˈnɚ/ - [terner] - turn•er

We found 18 definitions of turner from 5 different sources.

What does turner mean?

Noun Plural: turners
turner - cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food
		food turner
		cooking utensil, cookware a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking
		fish slice a food turner with a broad blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan
		pancake turner turner for serving or turning pancakes
turner - a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
		tumbler a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
		turnverein a club of tumblers or gymnasts
turner - a lathe operator
		skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills
turner - United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
		Nat Turner
turner - one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope
turner - United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
		Frederick Jackson Turner
turner - English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
		Joseph Mallord William Turner
turner - United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
		Henry Hubert Turner

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turner (n.)
One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe.
turner (n.)
A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
turner (n.)
A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.

turner
tur′nėr, n. a Scotch copper coin worth 2d., issued by James VI. [Prob. turney.]

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turner in sign language