1. Plural of churner; devices or machines used to churn butter or other substances by agitation.
2. People or entities that churn, especially those who engage in high-frequency trading or rapid account turnover.
Usage: finance/business
3. Things that move or rotate in a churning manner; things that produce a churning motion.

Examples

• The old dairy used wooden churners to make fresh butter every morning.
• Modern churners in the kitchen can process ingredients much faster than hand-operated ones.
• Stock market churners often buy and sell securities rapidly to generate commissions.
• The ocean's churners—waves and currents—mixed the water thoroughly.
• Insurance company churners were accused of encouraging unnecessary policy changes.
• The washing machine's churners agitated the clothes during the spin cycle.