Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Turner \Turn"er\, n.
   1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form
      articles with a lathe.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.

Turner \Tur"ner\, n. [G.]
   A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.

Source : WordNet®

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: {Nat Turner}]
     2: United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) [syn: {Henry
        Hubert Turner}]
     3: English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color
        influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851) [syn: {Joseph
        Mallord William Turner}]
     4: United States historian who stressed the role of the western
        frontier in American history (1861-1951) [syn: {Frederick
        Jackson Turner}]
     5: a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
     6: a lathe operator
     7: cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long
        handle; used for turning or serving food [syn: {food
        turner}]