Turner

Woodworking machine craftsman

Turner is a common English surname, originally an occupational name for someone who worked a lathe.

Notable bearers include the painter J.M.W.

Turner, known for luminous landscapes, and Tina Turner, the rock and soul singer.

Turner Broadcasting built a media empire including CNN and TNT. (Lowercase turner is one who turns or a cooking utensil.)

painter

landscape

Visible features of terrain

watercolor · maritime · sublime · impressionistic

broadcasting

Ted

Nickname for Edward

  • CNNAmerican cable news network
  • TNTPowerful blasting compound
  • TBSAtlanta cable network

media · cable · network · television · mogul · Atlanta

surname

Tina

Feminine given name

  • IkePresidential diminutive
  • TedNickname for Edward
  • genealogyStudy of family descent

ancestry · heritage · lineage · family · namesake · legacy

Categories
Opposites
woodworking/craft method

Turnercarver

One who cuts shapes

woodcarver · whittler · wood carver · sculptor · joiner

Romantic painting style (J.M.W. Turner)

TurnerVermeer

Baroque Dutch painter

Mondrian

kitchen utensil function

Turnerladle

Deep spoon for serving

tongs · skewer · spoon · masher · skimmer

Phrases
Family

turn, return, turning, turned, turns, overturn, overturning

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G