TURNER


Meaning of TURNER in English

turner 1

/terr"neuhr/ , n.

1. a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.

2. a person who fashions or shapes objects on a lathe.

[ 1350-1400; ME; see TURN, -ER 1 ]

turner 2

/terr"neuhr, toor"-/ , n.

a member of a turnverein; tumbler or gymnast.

[ 1850-55; Turner gymnast, deriv. of turnen to exercise tourner to TURN; see -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .