1. turner(n = noun.person) nat turner - United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831); Array
is a kind of freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel, slave
2. turner(n = noun.person) henry hubert turner - United States endocrinologist (1892-1970); Array
is a kind of endocrinologist
3. turner(n = noun.person) joseph mallord william turner - English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851); Array
is a kind of painter
4. turner(n = noun.person) frederick jackson turner - United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951); Array
is a kind of historian, historiographer
5. turner(n = noun.person) Array - a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein; Array
is a kind of tumbler
is a member of turnverein
Derived form verb turn17
6. turner(n = noun.person) Array - a lathe operator; Array
is a kind of skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
Derived form verb turn13
7. turner(n = noun.person) Array - one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope; Array
is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
8. turner(n = noun.artifact) food turner - cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food; Array
is a kind of cooking utensil, cookware
has particulars: fish slice, pancake turner, spatula
Derived form verb turn10
1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe. [1913 Webster]
2. A variety of pigeon; a tumbler. [1913 Webster]
A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises. [1913 Webster]
turner, n.
1 a person or thing that turns.
2 a person who works with a lathe.
Etymology:
ME f. OF tornere -eor f. LL tornator (as TURN)
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