turner Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
   Nat Turner.
   
2. noun United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
   Henry Hubert Turner.
   
3. noun English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
   Joseph Mallord William Turner.
   
4. noun United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
   Frederick Jackson Turner.
   
5. noun a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
   
6. noun a lathe operator
   
7. noun one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope
   
8. noun cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food
   food turner.
   

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