1. (noun)Turner, Nat Turner United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
2. (noun)Turner, Henry Hubert Turner United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
3. (noun)Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
4. (noun)Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
5. (noun)turner a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
6. (noun)turner a lathe operator
7. (noun)turner one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope
8. (noun)turner, food turner cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food