Etymology
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From spinnen + -er.
Pronunciation
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Spinner m (strong, genitive Spinners, plural Spinner, diminutive Spinnerlein n, feminine Spinnerin)
- agent noun of spinnen
- A spinner who makes yarn.
- (vulgar) idiot, freak, oddball, nut (unusual, eccentric, crazy person, especially someone with unreasonable, absurd ideas)
- (fishing) spinner (type of lure)
- (zoology) any of various butterflies which spin cocoons
Declension
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Declension of Spinner [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
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Further reading
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- “Spinner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spinner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spinner” in Duden online