turner

/ˈtɝ.nɚ/
noun

One who or that which turns.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. One who or that which turns.

  2. A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.

  3. A kitchen utensil used for turning food.

  4. A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English turner, torner, tornere, turnere, turnare, equivalent to turn + -er. Also from Middle English turnour, tornour, tournour, turnoure, from Old French tornour, tourneour, tourneur, tornëor (“one who fashions something by turning”).

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TURNER at a glance

TURNER has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (T 1 + U 1 + R 1 + N 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,187 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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