Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turner

8 senses of turner

Sense 1
Turner, Nat Turner -- (United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831))
       INSTANCE OF=> slave -- (a person who is owned by someone)
       INSTANCE OF=> insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel -- (a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions))

Sense 2
Turner, Henry Hubert Turner -- (United States endocrinologist (1892-1970))
       INSTANCE OF=> endocrinologist -- (physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system)

Sense 3
Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner -- (English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851))
       INSTANCE OF=> painter -- (an artist who paints)

Sense 4
Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner -- (United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951))
       INSTANCE OF=> historian, historiographer -- (a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)

Sense 5
turner -- (a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein)
       => tumbler -- (a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.)

Sense 6
turner -- (a lathe operator)
       => skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman -- (a worker who has acquired special skills)

Sense 7
turner -- (one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 8
turner, food turner -- (cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food)
       => cooking utensil, cookware -- (a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking)