turner
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- One who or that which turns.
- A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.
- A kitchen utensil used for turning 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.
- An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI.
- A person who has Turner syndrome.
- Alternative form of turner (“member of German-American nationalist gymnastic clubs”).
Proper noun
- An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation.
- A male given name.
- A placename: A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Arkansas.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas.
- A number of places in the United States: Former name of Tuttle, California.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana.
- A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
- A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
- A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Arenac County, Michigan.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Blaine County, Montana.
- A number of places in the United States: A city in Marion County, Oregon.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Washington.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- A number of places in the United States: Other townships in Minnesota, Oklahoma (2) and South Dakota.
- A placename: Ellipsis of Turner Township.
- A placename: Ellipsis of Turner County.
We haven’t written up turner yet: Simple and Standard meanings, examples and a quiz.