turner

/tˈɝnɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

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

Synonyms for turner

• Nat Turner
• Henry Hubert Turner
• Joseph Mallord William Turner
• Frederick Jackson Turner
• food turner

Words that rhyme with turner

• burner
• learner
• afterburner
• earner
• berner
• derner
• ferner
• furner
• gerner
• herner
• kerner
• kirner
• merner
• schwerner
• silberner
• sterner
• stoneburner
• thurner
• thurnher
• vernor
• werner