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Turner

tur·ner

UK/ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/ US/ˈtɝ.nɚ/ common

noun

1.

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

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2.

United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)

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3.

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

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4.

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

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5.

a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein

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

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • cooking turner
  • kitchen turner
  • pancake turner
  • Parsonage-Turner syndrome
  • trick turner
  • Turner County
  • Turner Township
  • Turner Valley
  • Turners Falls
  • Turners Flat
  • Turners Hill
  • Wilson-Turner syndrome

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