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Turner

Turner Meaning & Definition
Turner Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Turner?

[n] cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food
[n] a lathe operator
[n] a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
[n] United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
[n] English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
[n] United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
[n] United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Turner: food turner | Frederick Jackson Turner | Henry Hubert Turner | Joseph Mallord William Turner | Nat Turner

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See Also | cooking utensil | cookware | endocrinologist | fish slice | freedom fighter | historian | historiographer | insurgent | insurrectionist | painter | pancake turner | rebel | skilled worker | slave | spatula | trained worker | tumbler | turnverein

Turner In Webster's Dictionary

\Turn"er\, n. 1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
\Tur"ner\, n. [G.] A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.

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