From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Occupations, Craftsturnerturn‧er /ˈtɜːnə $ ˈtɜːrnər/ noun [countable] especially British EnglishBOTICsomeone who uses a lathe (=special tool) to make shapes out of wood or metalExamples from the Corpusturner• Sponsored by Turn-a-Round of Norwich, we are invitingturners to submit turned toys.• Joseph Lewis, an ivoryturner, suffered excruciating poverty.• a pancaketurner• All through that summer of 1869 his journalrefers to turners and turning.