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Meanings of turner in English

Russian
токарь
Catalan
torner
Spanish
tornera
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Profession.

          Related terms
          токарь
          Catalan
          nat turner
          Spanish
          nat turner

          United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)

                nat turner
                Catalan
                espàtula
                Spanish
                paleta

                Cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food.

                      espàtula
                      Usage of turner in English
                      1
                      Richardson says it's a head-turner and he should know; he owns two.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      Walking on Water is a exciting page-turner and can be highly recommended.
                      The Irish Times
                      3
                      Lift the tomatoes on to a flat dish, with the cake turner.
                      Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
                      4
                      It was a page-turner, I just couldn't really put the script down.
                      Ebony
                      5
                      The head-turner for Feakins was the relentless climb in Diamond's profit margins.
                      Reuters
                      6
                      Nagpur dished up a rank turner which turned square from day one.
                      The South African
                      7
                      Get thee gone, thou turner of spits and washer of greasy dishes!'
                      King Arthur's Knights / The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls
                      8
                      This doesn't detract from the book being an entertaining page turner, however implausible.
                      Wired
                      9
                      He follows the profession of a cabinet-turner in his native city.
                      The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume 5. / The Songs of Scotland ...
                      10
                      Turner said: GKN has reinvented itself numerous times in its 250-year history.
                      The Guardian
                      11
                      Tina Turner is currently promoting new autobiography, Tina Turner: My Love Story.
                      Ebony
                      12
                      Prosecutors had asked that Turner be given six years in state prison.
                      Reuters
                      13
                      Mr Turner did not rule out running for parliament in the future.
                      Radio NZ
                      14
                      However, it can occur in some genetic conditions such as Turner's Syndrome.
                      The Irish Times
                      15
                      Mr Longhurst said Turner had suffered from a depressive disorder for years.
                      News.com.au
                      16
                      I understand from the discussion today that Dr. Turner's program is expensive.
                      The Complete Rama Omnibus
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