woodturner

5.4

A person who shapes wood on a machine that spins it to make bowls or furniture parts

noun
/ˈwʊdˌtɜrnər/

Specialized

: tornero

Examples

The other day he enjoyed his favorite hobby as a master woodturner!

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The woodturner crafted a beautiful bowl from a single piece of maple wood using his lathe.
As a skilled woodturner, she creates intricate spindles and decorative items that showcase her craftsmanship.
The local woodturner held a workshop to teach beginners how to shape wood into bowls and other objects.

Synonyms

woodworker

vswoodturner

4 3.9

A person who makes or repairs things from wood

specializes in shaping wood on a lathe rather than general repairs

turner

vswoodturner

Specialized

1 6.3

A person who shapes wood or metal using a spinning machine

focuses only on shaping wood on a lathe

woodman

vswoodturner

7.2

A person who makes things from wood by cutting and shaping it

works by shaping wood on a lathe rather than carving by hand

How Skilled

craftsman

39 2.8

bodger

Archaic

9.9

woodturner

Specialized

5.4

to apprentice

8 4.1

learner

67 1.0

Surface Forms

woodturner singular

woodturners plural

Morphology

woodturner = wood + turner (transparent) = wood + turn + er

Formed by compounding 'wood' (material) with 'turner' (agent noun from turn + -er); the meaning is directly inferable from these parts.

Etymology

Woodturner is made of wood and turner, where turner comes from the word turn meaning 'to spin'. Imagine a block of wood spinning on a machine while a person shapes it with tools, and you see why a woodturner is someone who makes bowls, spindles, or other items by turning wood.