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liner.

Someone who fits a lining to something.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlaɪnɚ/

  1. Someone who fits a lining to something.

    a liner of shoes

  2. A removable cover or lining.

    I threw out the trash can liner.

  3. The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc.

    liner notes

  4. A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.

  5. A similar lining for cylinders of internal-combustion engines (see "Further reading").

  6. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.

  7. A formal no-show sock.

  8. A pantyliner.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English line Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English liner From line (verb) + -er.

verb/ˈlaɪnɚ/

  1. To fit a cylinder liner.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English line Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English liner From line (verb) + -er.

noun/ˈlaɪnɚ/

  1. A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.

  2. A ship of the line.

  3. A line drive.

    The liner glanced off the pitcher's foot.

  4. A basic salesperson.

    slang

  5. Something with a specified number of lines.

    in-compounds

  6. A person born in a certain year (XX liner); a person who belongs to a certain line.

    94 liner

  7. Ellipsis of penny-a-liner.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

From line (noun) + -er (relational suffix) or -er (measurement suffix) (sense 5).

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