churner

Cream-whipping device

A churner is someone or something that churns.

The word appears most often in business contexts for a customer who frequently switches services or cancels subscriptions: The company's biggest problem isn't acquiring new users—it's churners who leave after the free trial.

In dairy contexts, a churner is a device or person that makes butter by agitating cream.

buttermaking

butter

Solid fat from cream

butterfat · paddle · dasher · plunger · crock · wooden · hand-crank · farmstead · separator · skimming

investor

subscriber

One who enrolls regularly

turnover · retention · defector · switcher · account · recurring · subscription · loyalty · dropout · renewal

motion

stir

Mix by circling

  • whiskLooped wire mixer
  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike
  • mixCombine different elements

froth · shake · blend · whip · swirl · agitate · rotate · spin · paddle · oscillate

figurative

turmoil

Violent disturbance or confusion

volatility · instability · disruption · commotion · flux · restlessness · ferment · roiling · unsettled · anxiety

Opposites
customer loyalty/retention behavior

churnerloyalist

Faithful supporter of authority

brand loyalist · lifer · subscriber

agitation/motion method

churnerblender

Motorized food puréeing appliance

mixer · whisk · beater · food processor · separator

agitation vs. stability

churnerstabilizer

Thing ensuring steadiness

settler · calmer · soother · pacifier · stiller

Phrases
Family

churn, churned, churning, churns, churners

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G