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redliner

redliner noun: one who redlines.

Noun

redliner (plural redliners)

  1. One who redlines.
    • This would force insurance companies to maintain their policies for fear of being exposed as redliners. An agent could hardly write on a nonrenewal notice: "Nonrenewal due to undesirable neighborhood you live in."1978, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Citizens and Shareholders Rights and Remedies, Rights and Remedies of Insurance Policyholders, page 33

Forms of redliner

pluralredliners

Origin of redliner

From redline + -er.

Questions about redliner

What does redliner mean?
Redliner means one who redlines.
What part of speech is redliner?
Redliner is a noun.
What is the plural of redliner?
The plural of redliner is redliners.

Words near redliner in the dictionary

  1. redlighting
  2. redlights
  3. Redlin
  4. redline
  5. redlined
  6. redliner
  7. redliners
  8. redlines
  9. Redlinger
  10. Redlingers
  11. redlining

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