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turner

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Noun

  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. A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
  5. 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.
  7. An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI.
  8. A person who has Turner syndrome.
  9. Alternative form of turner (“member of German-American nationalist gymnastic clubs”).

Proper noun

  1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A placename: A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Arkansas.
  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas.
  6. A number of places in the United States: Former name of Tuttle, California.
  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana.
  8. A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
  9. A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  10. A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Arenac County, Michigan.
  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Blaine County, Montana.
  12. A number of places in the United States: A city in Marion County, Oregon.
  13. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Washington.
  14. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  15. A number of places in the United States: Other townships in Minnesota, Oklahoma (2) and South Dakota.
  16. A placename: Ellipsis of Turner Township.
  17. A placename: Ellipsis of Turner County.

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