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mainer

/ˈmeɪnɚ/

mainer noun: a needle for (illicit) drug administration.

Noun (1)

mainer (plural mainers)

  1. (US, slang) A needle for (illicit) drug administration.
    • Heroin, be the death of me / Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life / Because a mainer to my vein / Leads to a center in my head / And then I'm better off than dead1967, “Heroin”, in Lou Reed (music), The Velvet Underground & Nico, performed by The Velvet Underground
  2. One who mainly plays as a specific character or on a specific side.

Noun (2) capitalized: Mainer

Mainer (plural Mainers)

  1. A native or resident of the state of Maine in the United States of America.
    • “People have no idea how good this stuff is, but they are about to find out,” said Mr. Patry, 62, who is possibly the most optimistic and talkative native Mainer in history.2012 September 11, Julia Moskin, “Buttermilk, Often Maligned, Begins to Get Its Due”, NYTimes.com

Proper noun capitalized: Mainer

Mainer (plural Mainers)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Synonyms of mainer

Forms of mainer

Noun
pluralmainers
pluralMainers
Proper noun
pluralMainers

Origin of mainer

From main + -er.

From Maine + -er.

From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements *maginą (“power, might”) and *harjaz (“army”).

Words that rhyme with mainer

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Questions about mainer

What does mainer mean?
Mainer means a needle for (illicit) drug administration.
What part of speech is mainer?
Mainer can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mainer?
Mainer is pronounced /ˈmeɪnɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of mainer?
The plural of mainer is mainers.

Words near mainer in the dictionary

  1. mained
  2. Maineish
  3. Mainelike
  4. Mainella
  5. Mainely
  6. mainer
  7. mainers
  8. maines
  9. Mainespeak
  10. mainest
  11. mainfaire

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