woodturner

[ wood-tur-ner ]

noun

1. a person whose occupation is wood turning.

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodturner¹

First recorded in 1830–40; wood ¹ + turner ¹

Example Sentences

The double calipers of the woodturner (fig. 20) have by far the most appealing and ingenious design of all such devices.

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He made a notable convert when he won August Bebel, a Saxon woodturner, to his cause.

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This woodturner developed into one of the ablest political generals of his time.

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This woodturner, turned party autocrat and statesman, is a never-ending wonder to the German aristocracy.

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