Spinner
/ˈspɪnər/noun
A person or thing that spins, or a toy or tool that rotates.
Did you know?The word ultimately goes back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to spin,” which also gave English words connected to turning and whirling across multiple branches of Indo-European.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spen-
“to draw out, spin, or stretch”
Old English
OE
spinnan
“to spin thread or yarn”
Old English
OE
spinnere
“a spinner; one who spins”
Middle English
ME
spinner
“one who spins thread”
Modern English
English
spinner
“a person or thing that spins, or a rotating toy or device”