turner : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: turner	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for turner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Turner n United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831) Synonym(s): Turner, Nat Turner United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) Synonym(s): Turner, Henry Hubert Turner English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851) Synonym(s): Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951) Synonym(s): Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein a lathe operator one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food Synonym(s): turner, food turner
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turner \Turn"er\, n. 1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Turner, ME Zip code(s): 04282 Turner, MI (village, FIPS 80820) Location: 44.14177 N, 83.78820 W Population (1990): 158 (61 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48765 Turner, MT Zip code(s): 59542 Turner, OR (city, FIPS 75150) Location: 44.84609 N, 122.95151 W Population (1990): 1281 (461 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97392