| Spinner 1. (n.) One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine. 2. (n.) A spider. 3. (n.) A goatsucker; -- so called from the peculiar noise it makes when darting through the air. 4. (n.) A spinneret. Thesaurus Entries bait, birdlime, bola, cobweb, dragnet, fishhook, fly, gill net, ground bait, hook, jenny, jig, lariat, lasso, lime, lure, meshes, mule, net, noose, plug, pound net, purse seine, seine, silkworm, snare, sniggle, spider, spinning frame, spinning jenny, spinster, springe, squid, throstle, toils, trawl, wobbler |