spinner

Noun

spinner (plural spinners)

1. Someone who or something that spins.
   1. Someone who spins yarn from loose fiber.
2. A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
3. A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
   • I got a four on the spinner and moved my counter forward four spaces on the board.
4. (Australia, New Zealand) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
5. (Australia, slang, prison) A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.
6. (often, slang, vulgar) Primarily in the adult film industry, a woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
   • Now, Cher was a spinner. Spinner is slang for a petite “chez chez la femme” who loved to assume the dominate sexual position on top. In other words, one could take a spinner and turn her around rapidly thus creating a circular motion and a geometrically induced orgasm.2007, Hank Miller, The Admiral's Son, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 293
   • For example, some johns used the term spinner to refer a petite female. This was exemplified by an exchange in the Dayton forum where individuals discussed the meaning of the term spinner:
   • Purplehead: I picked up what looked to be a young thin WSW just south of McDs … She looked really good, about 100 lbs, and very cute, dark hair … a definite spinner..2009, K.R. Blevins, T.J. Holt, “Examining the virtual subculture of johns”, in Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, volume 38, number 5, Sage Publications
7. An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
   • Select the number of copies you would like to print using the Number of copies spinner.1997, Lynn Marie Bacon, Getting started with Microsoft PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95, page 51
8. A spin bowler.
   • I can ascertain that even in the present era where T20 cricket has redefined spin bowling and spinners have started bowling doosras and teesras and fire the deliveries in, you can expect Bishan Singh Bedi to stick to his original definition, and insist that, 'A spinner is one who turns the ball...'2021, Neha Bedi, Sachin Bajaj, The Sardar of Spin
9. A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.
   • Robert had never done a spinner in his life.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
   • Moves such as spinners, el rollos and a manoeuvre known as the ARS (air reverse spin) were all carried out.1999 February 18, The Times, Victor Harbour, SA, page 32, column 5
10. A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.

    Synonyms:

    spinnerbait

11. An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
12. A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).