# spinner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɪnɚ/ · frequency rank #18,194

## Definitions
1. Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
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.
4. The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
5. A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.
6. Primarily in the adult film industry, an woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
7. An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
8. A spin bowler.
9. A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.
10. A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
11. An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
12. A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
13. A dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
14. A spinneret.
15. A spider.
16. A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
17. A spin doctor.
18. Ellipsis of fidget spinner.
19. A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
20. A record turntable or CD player.
21. A disc jockey.

## Etymology
From Middle English spynnere; equivalent to spin + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **stinger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-stinger)
- **stunner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-stunner)
- **spooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-spooner)
- **spitzer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-spitzer)
- **swinger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-swinger)
- **springer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-springer)
- **splinter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-splinter)
- **sprinter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-sprinter)
- **spinster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-spinster)
- **spine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spine-vs-spinner)
- **singer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/singer-vs-spinner)
- **spider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spider-vs-spinner)
- **sinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sinner-vs-spinner)
- **spicer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spicer-vs-spinner)
- **signer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/signer-vs-spinner)
- **shiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiner-vs-spinner)
- **sinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sinker-vs-spinner)
- **Spencer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spencer-vs-spinner)
- **scanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanner-vs-spinner)
- **skinned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skinned-vs-spinner)

## Common misspellings (9)
`psinner`, `sipnner`, `spinenr`, `spiner`, `spinnerr`, `spinnre`, `spniner`, `sppinner`, `sspinner`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spinner