turner

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see also: Turner

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Pronunciation

• (America) enPR: tûrnər, IPA: /ˈtɜːɹnəɹ/
• (British) enPR: tûnə(r), IPA: /ˈtɜːnə(ɹ)/

Noun

turner (plural turners)

1. One who or that which turns.
2. A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe
3. A kitchen utensil used for turning food.
4. (zoology) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
5. (cricket) A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.
6. An acrobat or gymnast especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.

Synonyms

• (kitchen utensil) spatula

Translations

• French: tourneur
• German: Drechsler
• Italian: tornitore
• Portuguese: torneiro, torneador
• Russian: то́карь

Translations

• Italian: paletta

Noun

turner (plural turners)

1. (sports) A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.

Noun

turner (plural turners)

1. (historical) An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI.

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Turner

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Proper noun

1. Surname

Noun

turner (plural turners)

1. A person who has Turner syndrome.
   • 1960, Institute of Biology Journal

     […] and that the chromatin-negative Turners are XO with 45 chromosomes.

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