"turner" in the noun 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)
2. Turner, Henry Hubert Turner
United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
3. Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner
English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
4. Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner
United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
5. turner
a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
6. turner
a lathe operator
7. turner
one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope
8. turner, food turner
cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle used for turning or serving food
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