turner

4 definitions found

turner - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Turner \Turn"er\ (t[^u]rn"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form
        articles with a lathe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
        [1913 Webster]

  Turner \Tur"ner\ (t[=oo]r"n[~e]r), n. [G.]
     A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.
     [1913 Webster]

turner - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Turner
      n 1: United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a
           rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and
           executed (1800-1831) [syn: Turner, Nat Turner]
      2: United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) [syn: Turner,
         Henry Hubert Turner]
      3: English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color
         influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851) [syn:
         Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner]
      4: United States historian who stressed the role of the western
         frontier in American history (1861-1951) [syn: Turner,
         Frederick Jackson Turner]
      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 [syn: turner,
         food turner]

turner - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Turner, ME
    Zip code(s): 04282
  Turner, MI (village, FIPS 80820)
    Location: 44.14177 N, 83.78820 W
    Population (1990): 158 (61 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 48765
  Turner, MT
    Zip code(s): 59542
  Turner, OR (city, FIPS 75150)
    Location: 44.84609 N, 122.95151 W
    Population (1990): 1281 (461 housing units)
    Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 97392