Definitions for: 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)



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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

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

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