page-turner

See also: pageturner

English

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Etymology

From page +‎ turner.

Noun

page-turner (plural page-turners)

  1. (idiomatic) A highly interesting or suspenseful written work that one is compelled to read very rapidly.
    Her debut novel is such a page-turner that it's one of those books that you can't put down.
  2. (music) A person who is responsible for turning the pages of another musician’s (especially a pianist or organist’s) sheet music during a performance.
    She's a famous soloist today, but she did her time as a page-turner, just as many others have done.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see page,‎ turner.

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