: a member of a turnverein : gymnast
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Noun (2)
in the days before physical fitness became part of the mainstream, turners in athletic clubs were often regarded as social oddities
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
However, a recent report from Oxford Economics is drawing attention to the fact that some college graduates are having a harder time finding work than previous generations of tassel turners.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 6 June 2025
The turner runs the length of the 50-foot room, keeping the grains from clumping.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
This adorable silicon whisk, spatula, brush, turner, and spoonula (spoon-spatula) come in spring colors like pastel purple, pastel green, and cream as a small, but playful, nod to April.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The former first lady and Hager's twin sister Barbara won't be at the Nashville event, but Hager hopes the festival will become a perennial destination for bookworms and page turners.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
However, a recent report from Oxford Economics is drawing attention to the fact that some college graduates are having a harder time finding work than previous generations of tassel turners.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 6 June 2025
The turner runs the length of the 50-foot room, keeping the grains from clumping.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
This adorable silicon whisk, spatula, brush, turner, and spoonula (spoon-spatula) come in spring colors like pastel purple, pastel green, and cream as a small, but playful, nod to April.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Turner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turner. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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biographical name (1)
Tur·ner
ˈtər-nər 
Frederick Jackson 1861–1932 American historian
Turner
2 of 4biographical name (2)
J(oseph) M(allord) W(illiam) 1775–1851 English painter
Turner
3 of 4biographical name (3)
Nat 1800–1831 enslaved American who led other enslaved Americans in a rebellion
Turner
4 of 4biographical name (4)
Ted 1938– Robert Edward Turner III American television executive
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