Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turner

/ˈtɝ.nɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
turn-er
IPA
/ˈtɝ.nɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who or that which turns.

noun

A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.

noun

A kitchen utensil used for turning food.

noun

A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.

noun

A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.

noun

An acrobat or gymnast, especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.

noun

An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI.

name

An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English turner, torner, tornere, turnere, turnare, equivalent to turn + -er. Also from Middle English turnour, tornour, tournour, turnoure, from Old French tornour, tourneour, tourneur, tornëor (“one who fashions something by turning”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɝ.nɚ/
  • British English: /ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

turners (plural)

Derived Forms

Turnerism woodturner Turneresque Turnerian turnerite Turnersville

Phrases

cooking turner head-turner kitchen turner leaf-turner neck-turner page-turner pancake turner table-turner

Synonyms

fish slice spatula food turner

Rhymes With

burner learner werner earner sterner verner berner kerner furner gerner ferner kirner

Questions

How do you pronounce turner?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɝ.nɚ/.
What does turner mean?
One who or that which turns.
Where does turner come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce turner

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