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 Definitions of Turner  [ˈtɜr nər, ˈtʊər-]  

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Definition of 'Turner' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) turner
one that turns or is employed in turning.

2.  turner
a person who fashions or shapes objects on a lathe.

3. (n.) turner
a member of a turnverein; an athlete or gymnast.

4. (n.) Turner
Frederick Jackson, 1861–1932, U.S. historian.

5.  Turner
Joseph Mallord William, 1775–1851, English painter.

6.  Turner
Nat, 1800–31, U.S. leader of uprising of slaves.


Definition of 'Turner' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Turner, Nat Turner
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)

2. (noun) Turner, Henry Hubert Turner
United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)

3. (noun) Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner
English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)

4. (noun) Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner
United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)

5. (noun) turner
a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein

6. (noun) turner
a lathe operator

7. (noun) turner
one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope

8. (noun) turner, food turner
cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food


Definition of 'Turner' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Turner
one who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe

2. (noun) Turner
a variety of pigeon; a tumbler

3. (noun) Turner
a person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises



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