/spin"euhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that spins.
2. Angling. a lure, as a spoon bait, that revolves in the water in trolling and casting.
3. Also called spinner play . Football. a play in which the player carrying the ball twirls about, to deceive the other team as to where the player intends to hit the line.
4. Aeron. a streamlined fairing over a propeller hub.
5. Brit. Informal. nightjar.
6. Slang. a disc jockey.
[ 1175-1225; ME spinnere. See SPIN, -ER 1 ]