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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (8)

1. United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831);
[syn: Turner, Nat Turner]

2. United States endocrinologist (1892-1970);
[syn: Turner, Henry Hubert Turner]

3. English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851);
[syn: Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner]

4. United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951);
[syn: Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner]

5. a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein;

6. a lathe operator;

7. one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope;

8. cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food;
[syn: turner, food turner]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Turner \Turn"er\ (t[^u]rn"[~e]r), n. 1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Turner \Tur"ner\ (t[=oo]r"n[~e]r), n. [G.] A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Turner n 1: United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831) [syn: Turner, Nat Turner] 2: United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) [syn: Turner, Henry Hubert Turner] 3: English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851) [syn: Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner] 4: United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951) [syn: Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner] 5: a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein 6: a lathe operator 7: one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope 8: cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food [syn: turner, food turner]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Turner -- U.S. County in Georgia Population (2000): 9504 Housing Units (2000): 3916 Land area (2000): 286.027612 sq. miles (740.808082 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.825064 sq. miles (9.906871 sq. km) Total area (2000): 289.852676 sq. miles (750.714953 sq. km) Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13 Location: 31.707392 N, 83.621824 W Headwords: Turner Turner, GA Turner County Turner County, GA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Turner -- U.S. County in South Dakota Population (2000): 8849 Housing Units (2000): 3852 Land area (2000): 616.821951 sq. miles (1597.561452 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.627470 sq. miles (1.625140 sq. km) Total area (2000): 617.449421 sq. miles (1599.186592 sq. km) Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 43.307721 N, 97.131875 W Headwords: Turner Turner, SD Turner County Turner County, SD
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Turner, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 1199 Housing Units (2000): 522 Land area (2000): 1.541160 sq. miles (3.991587 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.023845 sq. miles (0.061759 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.565005 sq. miles (4.053346 sq. km) FIPS code: 75150 Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41 Location: 44.845931 N, 122.952737 W ZIP Codes (1990): 97392 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Turner, OR Turner
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Turner, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 139 Housing Units (2000): 55 Land area (2000): 1.021177 sq. miles (2.644836 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.021177 sq. miles (2.644836 sq. km) FIPS code: 80820 Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 44.142183 N, 83.786125 W ZIP Codes (1990): 48765 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Turner, MI Turner