Etymology

turner

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Today it means: One who or that which turns. Full definition →

Middle English turner ← Old French tornour
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turner · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromtornour
  2. Middle English · inherited fromturnour
  3. Middle English · inherited fromturner
  4. English todayturner

From Middle English turner, torner, tornere, turnere, turnare, equivalent to turn + -er. Also from Middle English turnour, tornour, tournour, turnoure, from Old French tornour, tourneour, tourneur, tornëor (“one who fashions something by turning”).

turner · noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromTurner“gymnast”
  2. English todayturner

From German Turner (“gymnast”).

Turner · proper noun, noun3

  1. Middle English · derived fromturner
  2. Middle English · inherited fromTurner
  3. English todayTurner

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

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