1. twister(n = noun.phenomenon) tornado - a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground;
is a kind of cyclone
has particulars: supertwister, waterspout
Derived form verb twist1
2. twister(n = noun.food) cruller - small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts;
is a kind of friedcake
1. One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving. [1913 Webster]
2. The instrument used in twisting, or making twists. [1913 Webster]
"He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine." [1913 Webster]
3. A girder. Craig. [1913 Webster]
4. The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback. Craig. [1913 Webster]
twister, n.
1 Brit. colloq. a swindler; a dishonest person.
2 a twisting ball in cricket or billiards.
3 US a tornado, waterspout, etc.