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spinner

[ spin-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that spins.
  2. Angling. a lure, as a spoon bait, that revolves in the water in trolling and casting.
  3. Also called spinner play. Football. a play in which the player carrying the ball twirls about, to deceive the other team as to where the player intends to hit the line.
  4. Aeronautics. a streamlined fairing over a propeller hub.
  5. British Informal. nightjar.
  6. Slang. a disc jockey.


spinner

/ ˈ²õ±èɪ²ÔÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person or thing that spins
  2. informal.
    a spin doctor
  3. cricket
    1. a ball that is bowled with a spinning motion
    2. a bowler who specializes in bowling such balls
  4. a streamlined fairing that fits over and revolves with the hub of an aircraft propeller
  5. a fishing lure with a fin or wing that revolves when drawn through the water
  6. an angler's name for the mature adult form (imago) of various flies, especially the mayflies Compare dun 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spinner1

First recorded in 1175–1225, spinner is from the Middle English word spinnere. See spin, -er 1
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"Everyone has moved on now, as I said," the left-arm spinner said.

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After England's early exit from the T20 World Cup in October, former spinner Alex Hartley said some players were "letting the team down" in terms of fitness.

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Mr Doyle's role is expected to be split between Ms Driver, who is Downing Street's current deputy communications director, and Mr Lyons, a former political journalist and TikTok spinner who joined Number 10 last year.

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Following the elimination from last year's T20 World Cup, former England spinner Alex Hartley, who was part of the World Cup-winning side, said some members of the squad were not fit enough.

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In 2023, there was the controversy of the semi-final pitch switched at the last minute in a move that appeared to suit India's spinners.

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