woodturner

American  

[wood-tur-ner] / ˈwʊdˌtɜr nər /

noun

1. a person whose occupation is wood turning.

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Etymology

Origin of woodturner

First recorded in 1830–40; wood ¹ + turner ¹

Example Sentences

A local woodturner will also be using some of Wood’s pecan tree to craft his one-of-a-kind bowls, she said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2016

Figure 20.—Early 19th century: The double calipers of the woodturner permitted double readings to be taken without changing the set of the tool.

From Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Welsh, Peter C.

He made a notable convert when he won August Bebel, a Saxon woodturner, to his cause.

From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.

The woodturner, too, contributed to the table appointments of the eighteenth century, and the carver made some curious and even grotesque figures, the heads of which took off, and thus formed pepper casters.

From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)

This woodturner developed into one of the ablest political generals of his time.

From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.