spinner

Meaning

1. Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
2. A conical cover at the center of some aircraft propellers.
3. A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
4. The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
5. (slang) Primarily in the adult film industry, an actress or prostitute with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
6. An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
7. A spin bowler.
8. A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
9. An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
10. A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
11. A dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
12. A spinneret.
13. A spider.
14. A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
15. (slang) A spin doctor.
16. Short for fidget spinner.
17. A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
18. (slang) A record turntable or CD player.
19. (slang) A disc jockey.

spin

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun
• Noun

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Synonyms

thread maker

spinster

lure

spinning-machine

knockout

mangle

nightjar

nosing

peak

reel

revolver

rotator

rotor

sling

spider

🕷️

spinneret

thrower

throwster

twirler

visor

vizor

waltzer

whirler

wringer

eyeshade

gyrator

mosquito hawk

spinning machine

spinning mill employee

artificial fly

European goatsucker

European nightjar

caprimulgid

spinning rod

centrifugal spreader

spoon bait

bow cap

centrifugal distributor

arachnid

centrifugal spinning disk

die

💀

goatsucker

kicker

Translations

Spinner

filatore

hilador

filatrice

cucchiaino

Spinnerin

iğ

fileuse

vieille fille

essoreuse

Spinnen

fileur

hurluberlu

cuiller

Haspeln

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspɪnɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: spynnere

In summary

From Middle English spynnere; equivalent to spin + -er.