twister

[ twis-ter ]

/ ˈtwɪs tər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR twister ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that twists.

Informal. a whirlwind or tornado.

Chiefly British Informal. a deceitful, unscrupulous person.

Words nearby twister

twist in the wind, twist someone's arm, twist tie, twisted hairs, twisted stomach worm, twister, twisting, twisty, twit, twitch, twitch grass

Origin of twister

1475–85; 1895–1900 for def 2; twist + -er¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for twister

When the twister tore through Moore, Mona Thomas lost everything.
The Twister Stole My Pet: How Cats, Dogs, and a Donkey Survived Oklahoma|Christine Pelisek|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If that is so, then the twister was a measure of the forces we are playing with.
Oklahoma Tornado Devastation: What the Twister Left Behind|Michael Daly|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It can shelter 3,000 people, if they can get there before a twister strikes.
More Tornado Shelters? Not Necessarily|David Cay Johnston|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The 1999 twister caused the fastest wind speed ever recorded on Earth up to that time: 318 miles per hour.
Moore, Oklahoma, May Be the Tornado Capital of America|Eliza Shapiro|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The twister was recorded as a F4 tornado, the second-highest intensity on the Fujita scale.
Moore, Oklahoma, May Be the Tornado Capital of America|Eliza Shapiro|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A second later a "twister" from the hills hit us, and adroitly he headed her into it.
Frenzied Finance|Thomas W. Lawson
You looked out of the window and told the teacher that the twister was going north of us, and would kill somebody else.
The Brown Mouse|Herbert Quick
"I was on a barkentine, trading between New York and Brazil once, when we got hit by a twister," said a machinist's mate.
The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service|Frank Gee Patchin
The thought suddenly occurred to him that the best way to meet the twister would be head-on.
The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service|Frank Gee Patchin
Jack was fully qualified to assume this task, and it was seldom they were ever able to stump him with a twister.
Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube|Louis Arundel

British Dictionary definitions for twister

twister

/ (ˈtwɪstə) /

noun

British a swindling or dishonest person

a person or thing that twists, such as a device used in making ropes

US and Canadian an informal name for tornado

a ball moving with a twisting motion

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

twister

noun

Words related to twister

Words nearby twister

Origin of twister

Examples from the Web for twister

British Dictionary definitions for twister

noun