turner

Meaning

1. One who or that which turns.
2. A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.
3. A kitchen utensil used for turning food.
4. A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
5. A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.

Synonyms

lathe operator

food turner

stirrer

athlete

beater

blender

float

machinist

mixer

rabbler

slice

spatula

splint

trowel

walker

fish slice

pancake turner

stirring apparatus

lathe worker

lathe-hand

agitator

rotating stand

applicator

applier

Translations

Drechsler

tornero

draaier

Dreher

tornitore

τορναδόρος

torner

γυμναστής

tourneur

tornacı

torneiro

torneador

torneador

tornator

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɝ.nɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: turner

Inherited from Middle English: turnour

In summary

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”).