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briner

briner noun: one who pickles food in brine.

Noun

briner (plural briners)

  1. One who pickles food in brine.
    • “We’re the only ones left in the neighborhood who still make pickles on the premises,” said the master briner, who agrees with the historic trust’s warning that “irreparable damage” is being done by new high-rise condos and hotels.2008 June 13, Francis X. Clines, “Trading Pickles for Art Galleries”, in New York Times

Proper noun capitalized: Briner

Briner (plural Briners)

  1. A surname.

Forms of briner

Noun
pluralbriners
Proper noun
pluralBriners

Origin of briner

From brine + -er.

Questions about briner

What does briner mean?
Briner means one who pickles food in brine.
What part of speech is briner?
Briner can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of briner?
The plural of briner is briners.

Words near briner in the dictionary

  1. brineless
  2. brinelled
  3. brinelling
  4. brineman
  5. brinemen
  6. briner
  7. briners
  8. Brinerville
  9. brines
  10. brineshrimp
  11. brineshrimps

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