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Noun tumbler has 4 senses

tumbler - a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
--₁ is a kind of gymnast
--₁ has particulars: turner
Derived form: verb tumble₁₁
tumbler - a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
--₂ is a kind of glass, drinking glass
tumbler - a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
--₃ is a kind of obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
--₃ is a part of lock
--₃ has particulars: lever, lever tumbler; pin
Derived form: verb tumble₃
roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeon - pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
--₄ is a kind of domestic pigeon

Derived form: verb tumble₃