Word Study
spinner
CIDE DICTIONARY
spinner, n.
- One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine. [1913 Webster]
- A spider. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- A goatsucker; -- so called from the peculiar noise it makes when darting through the air. [1913 Webster]
- A spinneret. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spinner, n.
1 a person or thing that spins.
2 Cricket a a spin bowler. b a spun ball.
3 a spin-drier.
4 a a real or artificial fly for esp. trout-fishing. b revolving bait.
5 a manufacturer or merchant engaged in (esp. cotton-) spinning.
6 = SPINNERET.
7 archaic a spider.
1 a person or thing that spins.
2 Cricket a a spin bowler. b a spun ball.
3 a spin-drier.
4 a a real or artificial fly for esp. trout-fishing. b revolving bait.
5 a manufacturer or merchant engaged in (esp. cotton-) spinning.
6 = SPINNERET.
7 archaic a spider.
THESAURUS
spinner
bait, birdlime, bola, cobweb, dragnet, fishhook, fly, gill net, ground bait, hook, jenny, jig, lariat, lasso, lime, lure, meshes, mule, net, noose, plug, pound net, purse seine, seine, silkworm, snare, sniggle, spider, spinning frame, spinning jenny, spinster, springe, squid, throstle, toils, trawl, wobblerFor further exploring for "spinner" in Webster Dictionary Online