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Nov 26, 2009
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turn•er



Pronunciation: (tûr'nur), [key]
—n.
1. a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
2. a person who fashions or shapes objects on a lathe.

turn•er



Pronunciation: (tûr'nur, toor'-), [key]
—n.
a member of a turnverein; tumbler or gymnast.

Tur•ner



Pronunciation: (tûr'nur), [key]
—n.
1. Frederick Jackson, 1861–1932, U.S. historian.
2. Joseph Mal•lord William, Pronunciation: (mal'urd), [key] 1775–1851, English painter.
3. Nat, 1800–31, American black slave leader: led uprising of slaves in Southampton County, Virginia, 1831.

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