Noun (2)
in the days before physical fitness became part of the mainstream, turners in athletic clubs were often regarded as social oddities
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However, a recent report from Oxford Economics is drawing attention to the fact that some college graduates are having a harder time finding work than previous generations of tassel turners.—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 6 June 2025 The turner runs the length of the 50-foot room, keeping the grains from clumping.—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025 This adorable silicon whisk, spatula, brush, turner, and spoonula (spoon-spatula) come in spring colors like pastel purple, pastel green, and cream as a small, but playful, nod to April.—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025 And every script that Brotherhood wrote was a real page turner.—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for turner
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Etymology
Noun (2)
German, from turnen to perform gymnastic exercises, from Old High German turnēn to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare — more at turn
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