spinner

noun

spin·​ner ˈspi-nər 

1

: one that spins

2

: a fisherman's lure consisting of a spoon, blade, or set of wings that revolves when drawn through the water

3

: a conical sheet metal fairing that is attached to an airplane propeller boss and revolves with it

4

: a movable arrow that is spun on its dial to indicate the number or kind of moves a player may make in a board game

5

: spin doctor

Examples of spinner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, even its color version doesn’t feature the web spinner’s trademark suit and that’s not all. —Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Flower spinners in different shades of blue, Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez’s favorite color, rotated Thursday afternoon at a temporary memorial honoring him at Everman Memorial Park. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2026

By contrast, the Connectivity segment’s a big money-spinner that boasts an outstanding runway. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026

But Inglis kept losing partners to Punjab fast bowler Marco Jansen (2-33) and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2-25) and Lucknow crawled to 196. —ABC News, 23 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing spinner

• money-spinner
• spinner dolphin
• web spinner

Rhymes for spinner

• dinner
• inner
• pinner
• sinner
• thinner
• tinner
• winner
• beginner
• breadwinner

Kids Definition

spinner

noun

spin·​ner ˈspin-ər 

1

: one that spins

2

: a fishing lure that spins when drawn through the water