From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishturnerturn‧er /ˈtɜːnə $ ˈtɜːrnər/ noun [countable] especially British English BOTICsomeone who uses a lathe (=special tool) to make shapes out of wood or metal
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turner• Sponsored by Turn-a-Round of Norwich, we are inviting turners to submit turned toys.• Joseph Lewis, an ivory turner, suffered excruciating poverty.• a pancake turner• All through that summer of 1869 his journal refers to turners and turning. 