# Tourneur

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**Tourneur** is a [French](/source/French_language) surname, literally meaning "[lathe](/source/Lathe) operator". Notable people with the surname include:

- [Cyril Tourneur](/source/Cyril_Tourneur) (1575-1626), English dramatist
- [Jacques Tourneur](/source/Jacques_Tourneur) (1904-1977), French film director
- [Maurice Tourneur](/source/Maurice_Tourneur) (1873-1961), French film director and screenwriter

## See also

- [Le Tourneur](/source/Le_Tourneur), in France
- [Turner (surname)](/source/Turner_(surname))
- [Drechsler](/source/Drechsler)
- [Drexler](/source/Drexler)

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