turner

UK /ˈtɝ.nɚ/ US /ˈtɝ.nɚ/

noun 9name 5

Definitions

noun

One who or that which turns.

Everyone kept turning around and craning their necks to look at the gaps, and Miss Griffin gave all the turners and craners paralyzing stares whenever she caught their eye.

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.

noun

An acrobat or gymnast, especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.

noun

An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI.

Collocations

ADJ.

able, beautiful, lower

The able turner skillfully flipped the pancakes onto the plate without breaking them.

VERB + TURNER

keep, owns, regard

The pottery studio keeps a talented turner on staff to handle all their custom commissions.

TURNER + NOUN

bade, s, seizure, surgery

The surgeon performed a seizure on the patient to remove the large turner.

PREP.

among, in, out, than, through

The acrobat turned out to be more skilled than we had expected.

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Example Bank

Everyone kept turning around and craning their necks to look at the gaps, and Miss Griffin gave all the turners and craners paralyzing stares whenever she caught their eye.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Mr Turner bade farewell to his colleagues.

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Turner stands out among the painters of his time.

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The painting turned out to be a Turner.

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We have a high regard for Professor Turner.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, turner is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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