spinner

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English spynnere; equivalent to spin +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈspɪnɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ) === Noun === spinner (plural spinners) Someone who or something that spins. Someone who spins yarn from loose fiber. Synonym: handspinner A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans. A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol. (Australia, New Zealand) The coin thrower in a game of two-up. (Australia, prison, slang) A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo. (often vulgar, slang, film) Primarily in the adult film industry, a woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted. (computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value. (cricket) A spin bowler. (surfing) A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard. (fishing) A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks. Synonym: spinnerbait An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus). A dolphin (Stenella longirostris). Synonym: spinner dolphin A spinneret. (archaic) A spider. (Jamaica) A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands. (politics, slang) A spin doctor. Ellipsis of fidget spinner. (pinball) A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes. (slang) A record turntable or CD player. (slang) A disc jockey. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === nesprin, pinners == Dutch == === Etymology === From spinnen (“to spin”) +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: spin‧ner === Noun === spinner m (plural spinners, diminutive spinnertje n, feminine spinster) spinner (someone who makes yarn from loose fibers) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === spinner present of spinne == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspineɾ/ [ˈspi.neɾ], /esˈpineɾ/ [esˈpi.neɾ] Rhymes: -ineɾ === Noun === spinner m (plural spinners or spinner) fidget spinner == Swedish == === Verb === spinner present indicative of spinna === Anagrams === prinsen