[syn: turner, food turner]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Turner \Turn"er\ (t[^u]rn"[~e]r), n.
1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form
articles with a lathe.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Turner \Tur"ner\ (t[=oo]r"n[~e]r), n. [G.]
A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Turner
n 1: United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a
rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and
executed (1800-1831) [syn: Turner, Nat Turner]
2: United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) [syn: Turner,
Henry Hubert Turner]
3: English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color
influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851) [syn:
Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner]
4: United States historian who stressed the role of the western
frontier in American history (1861-1951) [syn: Turner,
Frederick Jackson Turner]
5: a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
6: a lathe operator
7: one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over
in the game of jump rope
8: cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long
handle; used for turning or serving food [syn: turner,
food turner]