# twister

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtwɪstə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #27,318

## Definitions
1. One who twists.
2. One who twists.
3. An instrument used in twisting or making twists.
4. A ball delivered with a twist, as in cricket or billiards.
5. A tornado.
6. A girder.
7. The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.
8. A crook, a villain.
9. Any of species Tholymis tillarga of libellulid dragonfly, of tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
10. The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.

## Etymology
From Middle English twyster, equivalent to twist + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **twisty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twister-vs-twisty)
- **twitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twister-vs-twitter)
- **twist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twist-vs-twister)
- **tester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tester-vs-twister)
- **taster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taster-vs-twister)
- **twisted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twisted-vs-twister)
- **toaster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toaster-vs-twister)
- **tweeter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tweeter-vs-twister)

## Common misspellings (11)
`tiwster`, `ttwister`, `twisetr`, `twisster`, `twisterr`, `twistre`, `twistter`, `twitser`, `twsiter`, `twwister`, `wtister`

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