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turner

noun

  1. craftsmen who shape objects by using hand-held cutting tools while the piece of raw material rotates rapidly on a lathe
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɝ.nɚ/ / /ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/

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Etymology: From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.

  1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation.
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noun

Etymology: From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.

  1. A person who has Turner syndrome.

    “[…] and that the chromatin-negative Turners are XO with 45 chromosomes.”

  2. Alternative form of turner (“member of German-American nationalist gymnastic clubs”).