twister

English

/ˈtwɪstə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • One who twists.
  • The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.
  • A ball delivered with a twist, as in cricket or billiards.
  • (colloquial) A tornado.
  • (carpentry) A girder
  • (dated) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.
  • (British) A crook, a villain.
  • The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English twyster suffix from English twist.

Origin

English

twist

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