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