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Definition of turner in English: turnernoun ˈtəːnəˈtərnər 1A person who is skilled in turning wood on a lathe. Example sentencesExamples - The apprentice turners and fitters, although moved around, were kept pretty well to their trade.
- Alf left a job in Adelaide as a turner.
- One brother works as a tailor and another is a turner.
- To make the feet, the turner placed an offset chuck on the lathe and turned this part of the leg along a second axis.
2An implement that can be used to turn or flip something over.
Origin Middle English: from Old French torneor, from late Latin tornator, from the verb tornare (see turn). Rhymes Annapurna, burner, discerner, earner, learner, Myrna, Smyrna, spurner, taverna, Verner, Werner, yearner Definition of turner in US English: turnernounˈtərnərˈtərnər 1A person who is skilled in turning wood on a lathe. Example sentencesExamples - The apprentice turners and fitters, although moved around, were kept pretty well to their trade.
- Alf left a job in Adelaide as a turner.
- To make the feet, the turner placed an offset chuck on the lathe and turned this part of the leg along a second axis.
- One brother works as a tailor and another is a turner.
2An implement that can be used to turn or flip something over.
Origin Middle English: from Old French torneor, from late Latin tornator, from the verb tornare (see turn). |