turner

Etymology 1

turn + -er

noun

  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. (zoology) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
  5. (cricket) A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.
  6. An acrobat or gymnast, especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.

Etymology 2

From German.

noun

  1. (sports) A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.

Etymology 3

noun

  1. (historical) An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI.

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