Etymology

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Today it means: Someone who or something that spins. Full definition →

Middle English spynnere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromspynnere
  2. English todayspinner

From Middle English spynnere; equivalent to spin + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.