Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mainer

/ˈmeɪnɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: main-er
IPA: /ˈmeɪnɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or resident of the state of Maine in the United States of America.

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

noun

A needle for (illicit) drug administration.

American usage; Slang

noun

One who mainly plays as a specific character or on a specific side.

Example Sentences

"“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."
"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 dead"

Etymology

From Maine + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: main

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmeɪnɚ/

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

Mainers (plural)

Synonyms

Mainiac Mainite Vacationlander down easter

Homonyms

mainour

Rhymes With

trainer container entertainer brainer retainer planar campaigner rainer rayner trainor gaynor gainer

Questions

How do you pronounce mainer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪnɚ/.
What does mainer mean?: A native or resident of the state of Maine in the United States of America.
Where does mainer come from?: From Maine + -er.

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