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English noun: Turner | |||
| 1. | Turner (person) United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831) | ||
| Synonyms | Nat Turner | ||
| Instance hypernym | freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel, slave | ||
| 2. | Turner (person) United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) | ||
| Synonyms | Henry Hubert Turner | ||
| Instance hypernym | endocrinologist | ||
| 3. | Turner (person) English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851) | ||
| Synonyms | Joseph Mallord William Turner | ||
| Instance hypernym | painter | ||
| 4. | Turner (person) United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951) | ||
| Synonyms | Frederick Jackson Turner | ||
| Instance hypernym | historian, historiographer | ||
| 5. | turner (person) a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tumbler | ||
| Member meronym | turnverein | ||
| 6. | turner (person) a lathe operator | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker | ||
| 7. | turner (person) one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 8. | turner (artifact) cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food | ||
| Synonyms | food turner | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cooking utensil, cookware | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fish slice, pancake turner, spatula | ||
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