Spinner

Quick meaning: Spinner is a noun meaning Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.

Meaning

Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.

More Meanings

1. A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
2. A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
3. (Australia, New Zealand) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
4. (Australia, prison, slang) A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.
5. (often vulgar, slang, film) Primarily in the adult film industry, a woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
6. (cricket) A spin bowler.
7. (computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.

Example Sentences

I got a four on the spinner and moved my counter forward four spaces on the board.

Select the number of copies you would like to print using the Number of copies spinner.

[…] petite women, whom he called 'spinners,' because, in comparison to 'heifers,' they are far more manageable.”

He hadn't dated any Asian girls at Princeton, even though there were tons of them. They tended to be petite, and he wasn't into little girls, "spinners," as Andy called them.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for spinner

Depending on context, synonyms include spinster.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spinster, centrifuge, yarn, top, juicer, dolphins.

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