turner: Meaning and Definition of

turn•er

Pronunciation: (tûr'nur), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
  2. a person who fashions or shapes objects on a lathe.

turn•er

Pronunciation: (tûr'nur, toor'-), [key]
— n.
  1. a member of a turnverein; tumbler or gymnast.

Tur•ner

Pronunciation: (tûr'nur), [key]
— n.
  1. 1861–1932, U.S. historian.
  2. 1775–1851, English painter.
  3. 1800–31, American black slave leader: led uprising of slaves in Southampton County, Virginia, 1831.
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