Meaning

22 senses
  1. Someone who or something that spins.

    someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)

  2. Someone who or something that spins.

    Someone who spins yarn from loose fiber.

  3. A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.

  4. A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.

    I got a four on the spinner and moved my counter forward four spaces on the board.

  5. (Australia, New Zealand)The coin thrower in a game of two-up.

  6. (Australia, slang)A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.

  7. (often, slang, vulgar)Primarily in the adult film industry, a woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.

  8. An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.

    Spinner

  9. A spin bowler.

  10. A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.

  11. A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.

  12. An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel

Examples

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  1. Fidget spinners are popular with students.

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  2. My husband and I were spinners, but our spinning company drove us to ruin.

    deMein Mann und ich waren Spinner, aber unsere Spinnerei hat uns in den Ruin geführt.

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  3. The school banned fidget spinners.

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  4. Tom is a plate spinner.

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Translations

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someone or something who spins:

Origin

From Middle English spynnere; equivalent to spin + -er.

From Middle English spynnere; equivalent to spin + -er.

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