turner en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈtɝ.nɚ/ (General-American)
- tûrʹnər (General-American)
- tûʹnə (Received-Pronunciation) r
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”).
Meanings
-
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.
2016, Robin Stevens, Murder Is Bad Manners, page 236:
- A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.
- A kitchen utensil used for turning food.
- A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
- A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
U-turner · table-turner · page-turner · trick turner · Turnerism · leaf-turner · kitchen turner · neck-turner · cooking turner · pancake turner · head-turner · woodturner
Synonyms
Translations (72)
de Drechslerin (person working a lathe) · et treial (person working a lathe) · sk sústružník (person working a lathe) · bg струга́р (person working a lathe) · ro strungăriță (person working a lathe) · ar خَرَّاط (person working a lathe) · uk то́кар (person working a lathe) · crh tornacı (person working a lathe) · kk қырнаушы (person working a lathe) · be то́кар (person working a lathe) · ka ხარატი (person working a lathe) · es torneador (person working a lathe) · tk tokar (person working a lathe) · ky токарь (person working a lathe) · de Dreher (person working a lathe) · de Dreherin (person working a lathe) · hy խառատ (person working a lathe) · sv svarvare (person working a lathe) · sh tȍkār (person working a lathe) · cs obracečka (kitchen utensil) · pt torneiro (person working a lathe) · fi sorvari (person working a lathe) · cmn 車工 /车工 (person working a lathe) · ja 旋盤工 (person working a lathe) · tg харрот (person working a lathe) · sh strùgār (person working a lathe) · sl strugar (person working a lathe) · ur خراط (person working a lathe) · fa خراط (person working a lathe) · sv stekspade (kitchen utensil) · fr tourneur (person working a lathe) · pt torneador (person working a lathe) · hi ख़रादी (person working a lathe) · bg шпатула (kitchen utensil) · cs soustružnice (person working a lathe) · ota چقرقجی (person working a lathe) · kk токарь (person working a lathe) · it paletta (kitchen utensil) · kmr tornekar (person working a lathe) · sh стру̀га̄р (person working a lathe) · uz xarrot (person working a lathe) · el τορναδόρος (person working a lathe) · pl łopatka kuchenna (kitchen utensil) · ro strungar (person working a lathe) · pl szpatułka kuchenna (kitchen utensil) · ru то́карь (person working a lathe) · fr décolleteuse (person working a lathe) · de Drechsler (person working a lathe) · az tornaçı (person working a lathe) · tr tornacı (person working a lathe) · fi paistinlasta (kitchen utensil) · nl draaier (person working a lathe) · my ပန်းပွတ်သည် (person working a lathe) · fr décolleteur (person working a lathe) · mk стру́гар (person working a lathe) · mn токарь (person working a lathe) · hu esztergályos (person working a lathe) · es tornero (person working a lathe) · mk шпакла (kitchen utensil) · fr tourneuse (person working a lathe) · cs soustružník (person working a lathe) · sl strugarka (person working a lathe) · it tornitore (person working a lathe) · fi lasta (kitchen utensil) · uz tokar (person working a lathe) · fi sorvaaja (person working a lathe) · ca giradora (kitchen utensil) · tl siyansi (kitchen utensil) · az tokar (person working a lathe) · da drejer (person working a lathe) · ko 선반공 (person working a lathe) · pl tokarz (person working a lathe)