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twist⋅er

  [twis-ter]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that twists.
2. Informal. a whirlwind or tornado.
3. Chiefly British Informal. a deceitful, unscrupulous person.
Origin:
1475–85; 1895–1900 for def. 2; twist + -er 1
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twist·er   (twĭs'tər)   
n.  
  1. One that twists, as in the manufacture of rope or yarn.
  2. Sports A ball thrown or batted with a twist.
  3. Informal A tornado or cyclone.
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Twister

Twist"er\, n. 1. One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.

2. The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.

He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine. --Wallis.

3. (Carp.) A girder. --Craig.

4. (Man.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback. --Craig.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : twister
Spanish: estafador,
German: der Gauner,
Japanese: 不正直者
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twister 
1579, "one who spins thread," from twist (v.). Meaning "tornado" is attested from 1897, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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