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.
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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
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Origin of spinner
First recorded in 1175–1225, spinner is from the Middle English word spinnere. See spin, -er 1
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Bouchier wafted unnecessarily outside the off stump, Heather Knight played around a straight one from Sayali Satghare for six and Jones suffered a lapse in concentration to prod spinner Sneh Rana to short leg.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Adil Rashid took two wickets, fellow spinner Will Jacks one, while Tongue came back to record his best figures in any T20 in his second international appearance.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
That could be a formation England repeat now Stokes has gone for good, though it does leave the team unbalanced - finding an all-rounder would allow for a five-man attack, including a spinner.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
At The Oval, England played an extra batter, cutting their attack and omitting spinner Shoaib Bashir - have his short-term prospects just taken a hit?
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Your sister, even though she avoids the work, is a skilled spinner and will be a skilled wife. She needs practice in learning both, my son,” their mother said with a smile.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
She took on Ecclestone effectively down the ground, with England's spinners unable to extract as much turn from the surface to put doubt in the batters' minds.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
According to CricViz, 47% of deliveries bowled by their spinners were hitting the stumps as their 11.1 overs claimed six wickets for 39 runs.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Fidget spinners were wildly popular in early 2017 but were already over by that holiday season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
She is one of three left-arm spinners in England's squad alongside Sophie Ecclestone and Linsey Smith, while off-spinner Charlie Dean is named as vice-captain to Nat Sciver-Brunt.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
“It is quite fortúnate you found us. It would have taken much time to free two spinners from King Gorger’s prisons unnoticed, and we have no time to waste,” said Ripred to Gox.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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