twister

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtwɪstər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtwɪstɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(twis′tər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
twist•er /ˈtwɪstɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person or thing that twists.
  2. Informal Termsa tornado.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
twist•er  (twis′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that twists.
  2. Informal Termsa whirlwind or tornado.
  3. British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Informal.]a deceitful, unscrupulous person.
  • 1475–85; 1895–1900 for def. 2; twist + -er1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
twister /ˈtwɪstə/ n
  1. Brit a swindling or dishonest person
  2. a person or thing that twists, such as a device used in making ropes
  3. US Canadian
    an informal name for tornado
  4. a ball moving with a twisting motion
'twister' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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