spinner
Americannoun
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a person or thing that spins.
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Angling. a lure, as a spoon bait, that revolves in the water in trolling and casting.
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Also called spinner play. Football. a play in which the player carrying the ball twirls about, to deceive the other team as to where the player intends to hit the line.
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Aeronautics. a streamlined fairing over a propeller hub.
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British Informal. nightjar.
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Slang. a disc jockey.
noun
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a person or thing that spins
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informal a spin doctor
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cricket
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a ball that is bowled with a spinning motion
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a bowler who specializes in bowling such balls
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a streamlined fairing that fits over and revolves with the hub of an aircraft propeller
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a fishing lure with a fin or wing that revolves when drawn through the water
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an angler's name for the mature adult form (imago) of various flies, especially the mayflies Compare dun 2
Other Word Forms
- underspinner noun
Etymology
Origin of spinner
First recorded in 1175–1225, spinner is from the Middle English word spinnere. See spin, -er 1
Example Sentences
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"You can only pretty much cut your coat according to your cloth size and we don't have wrist spinners or mystery spinners," Conrad said.
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The returns of pace bowlers and spinners have been far more balanced at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, compared with Colombo where spin has dominated.
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Already guaranteed to progress, England needed 42 from the last 17 balls on a slow pitch which offered significant assistance for the spinners throughout.
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New Zealand picked only two pace bowlers in their win over Sri Lanka, in which 30 of the 40 overs were bowled by spinners.
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It took New Zealand to a competitive total that, ultimately, proved more than good enough as the spinners took over and Sri Lanka fell apart.
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