twister Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
    tornado.
  2. noun small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
    cruller.

WordNet


Twist"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.
  2. The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.
    He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine. Wallis.
  3. (Carp.) A girder. Craig.
  4. (Man.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback. Craig. 5. (Colloq.) A tornado.

Webster 1913