Turner

See also: turner

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Turner (plural Turners)

1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation

Anagrams

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Alemannic German

Etymology

From Latin tornus (“lathe, potter's wheel”), from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos, “carpenter's tool for drawing a circle; turning lathe”).

Noun

Turner m

1. (Uri) A device used to turn cheese vats.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 21.

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German

Etymology

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Noun

Turner m (genitive Turners, plural Turner, feminine Turnerin)

1. a male gymnast

Further reading

• “Turner” in Duden online