turner
English
/ˈtɜːɹnəɹ/, /ˈtɜːnə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- One who or that which turns.
- A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe
- A kitchen utensil used for turning food.
- (zoology) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
- (cricket) 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.
Etymology
Affix from English turn.
Origin
English
turn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ampere-turn English
- beturn English
- counterturn English
- deturn English
- downturn English
- gainturn English
- interturn English
- intraturn English
- inturn English
- midturn English
- misturn English
- multiturn English
- outturn English
- overturn English
- preturn English
- turn English
- turn out English
- turnability English
- turnable English
- turnabout English
- turnagain English
- turnback English
- turnboy English
- turnbroach English
- turnbuckle English
- turncloak English
- turncoat English
- turncock English
- turndown English
- turned English
- turnery English
- turnest English
- turneth English
- turning English
- turnkey English
- turnoff English
- turnout English
- turnover English
- turnplate English
- turnround English
- turnscrew English
- turnshoe English
- turnsick English
- turnskin English
- turnspit English
- turnstile English
- turnstone English
- turnt English
- turntable English
- turntail English
- turntippet English
- turnwrest English
- turny English
- underturn English
- unturn English
- upturn English
- wood English
- woodturner English
- turn Finnish
- tornāre, torno Latin
- Törn German
- tourner French
- ターン Japanese
- tørn Norwegian Nynorsk
- tørne Norwegian Nynorsk
- turnen Middle English
- tanim Tok Pisin
- turn
- wood
- turnt
- turny
- deturn
- beturn
- inturn
- turned
- unturn
- upturn
- outturn
- turnest
- turnboy
- misturn
- turnoff
- preturn
- turnery
- turning
- midturn
- turnkey
- turnout
- turneth
- turntail
- turnable
- turnback
- turndown
- gainturn
- overturn
- downturn
- turncoat
- turncock
- turnspit
- turnshoe
- turn out
- turnover
- turnskin
- turnsick
- turncloak
- turnround
- multiturn
- turnstile
- turnagain
- turnscrew
- intraturn
- interturn
- turnwrest
- turnstone
- turnplate
- turntable
- underturn
- turnabout
- turnbroach
- turnbuckle
- turntippet
- woodturner
- counterturn
- turnability
- ampere-turn