SPINNER


Meaning of SPINNER in English

/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 ]

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