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