Synonyms of turner

Noun


1. Turner, Nat Turner

usage: United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)

2. Turner, Henry Hubert Turner

usage: United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)

3. Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner

usage: English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)

4. Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner

usage: United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)

5. turner, tumbler

usage: a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein

6. turner, skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

usage: a lathe operator

7. turner, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

usage: one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope

8. turner, food turner, cooking utensil, cookware

usage: cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food

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