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Turner
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- 1 An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation. countable, uncountable
- 2 A male given name. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename.; A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; Former name of Tuttle, California. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Androscoggin County, Maine. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A township and village therein, in Arenac County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Blaine County, Montana. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Marion County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Washington. countable, uncountable
- 14 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 15 A placename.; A number of places in the United States:; Other townships in Minnesota, Oklahoma (2) and South Dakota. countable, uncountable
- 16 A placename.; Ellipsis of Turner Township. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 17 A placename.; Ellipsis of Turner County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 1 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."
- 2 An acrobat or gymnast, especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.
- 3 An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI. historical
- 4 A person who has Turner syndrome.
"[…] and that the chromatin-negative Turners are XO with 45 chromosomes."
- 5 cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food wordnet
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- 6 A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.
- 7 Alternative form of turner (“member of German-American nationalist gymnastic clubs”). alt-of, alternative
- 8 one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope wordnet
- 9 A kitchen utensil used for turning food.
- 10 a lathe operator wordnet
- 11 A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
- 12 a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein wordnet
- 13 A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.
Etymology
From Middle English turner, torner, tornere, turnere, turnare, equivalent to turn + -er. Also from Middle English turnour, tornour, tournour, turnoure, from Old French tornour, tourneour, tourneur, tornëor (“one who fashions something by turning”).
From German Turner (“gymnast”).
From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.
From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.
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