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A highly interesting or suspenseful written work that one is compelled to read very rapidly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Her debut novel is such a page-turner that it's one of those books that you can't put down.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
A person who is responsible for turning the pages of another musician’s (especially a pianist or organist’s) sheet music during a performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
- She's a famous soloist today, but she did her time as a page-turner, just as many others have done.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see page, turner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
lukunautinto
— suspenseful written work
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German:
Pageturner
— suspenseful written work
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Polish:
wciągająca lektura
— suspenseful written work
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Swedish:
bladvändare
— suspenseful written work
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French:
tourneur de pages
— person who turns another musician's pages
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French:
tourneuse de pages
— person who turns another musician's pages
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German:
Notenwender
— person who turns another musician's pages
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German:
Notenumblätterer
— person who turns another musician's pages
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German:
Umblätterer
— person who turns another musician's pages
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German:
Seitenumblätterer
— person who turns another musician's pages
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Italian:
voltapagine
— person who turns another musician's pages
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Polish:
osoba zmieniająca strony z nutami
— person who turns another musician's pages
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Swedish:
bladvändare
— person who turns another musician's pages