turner
One who or that which turnsOne who or that which turns.
» Turner stands out among the painters of his time.
Turner sticht unter den Malern seiner Zeit hervor.
Тернер виділяється серед художників його часів.
Meaning
7 sensesOne who or that which turns.
a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.
Drechsler, Drechslerin, Dreher
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A kitchen utensil used for turning food.
cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food
A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.
An acrobat or gymnast, especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.
(historical)An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI.
Examples
20 sentencesTurner stands out among the painters of his time.
Тернер виділяється серед художників його часів.
deTurner sticht unter den Malern seiner Zeit hervor.
Where do you keep the turner?
This book is a real page-turner.
The book is a real page-turner.
ruКнига читается на одном дыхании.
Turner was able to be fully awake and performing as the tumor was removed.
deWährend der Tumor entfernt wurde, war Turner völlig wach und in der Lage, Geige zu spielen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English turner, torner, tornere, turnere, turnare, equivalent to turn + -er. AFrom 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”).
From German Turner (“gymnast”).
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Forms
plural: turnersSynonyms
9 synonyms- cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food:food turner
- United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951):Frederick Jackson 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
- English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851):J. M. W. TurnerJoseph Mallord William Turner
- United States endocrinologist (1892-1970):Henry TurnerHenry Hubert Turner