spinner

See also Spinner

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

to spin + -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ)

Noun

spinner (plural spinners)

1. Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
2. A conical cover at the center of some aircraft propellers.
3. (obsolete) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
4. (slang, film) Used primarily in the adult film industry, an actress or prostitute with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
5. (computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
6. (cricket) A spin bowler.
7. (fishing) A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
8. An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
9. A goatsucker.
10. A spinneret.

Derived terms

• ring spinner

Translations

Someone or something who spins

• German: Spinner (de) m, Spinnerin (de) f
• Irish: abhraiseach (ga) f (of wool)

• Turkish: ip eğirici (tr)

obsoletespinner The coin thrower in a game of two-up

slangspinner Actress or prostitute, usually very thin and small-breasted

computingspinner Input control for entering a number with accompanying arrowed buttons

• German: Spinner (de) m

cricketspinner A type of lure

fishingspinner A spin bowler

• Turkish: zoka (tr)

Anagrams

• pinners

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Swedish

Verb

spinner

1. present tense of spinna.