spinner

English

/ˈspɪnɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • agent Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
  • A conical cover at the center of some aircraft propellers.
  • A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
  • (Australia) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
  • (slang) Primarily in the adult film industry, an actress or prostitute with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
  • (computing) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
  • (cricket) A spin bowler.
  • (fishing) A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
  • An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
  • The , .
  • The dolphin Stenella longirostris.
  • A spinneret.
  • (archaic) A spider.
  • (Jamaica) A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
  • (politics) A spin doctor.
  • (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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spynner affix from English spin.

Origin

English

spin

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