Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinner

/pɪnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: pin-ner
IPA: /pɪnə/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agent noun of pin; one who pins.

noun

A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.

noun

A cloth band for a gown.

noun

One who pins or impounds cattle; a pinder.

Obsolete

name

A suburb in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1289).

name

Example Sentences

"This wrestler or pahlwan was a devotee of the old type of wrestling, in which the opponent is thrown down and pinned, unable to get out from under the pinner."
"Inſtead of Home-ſpun quoifs were ſeen / Good Pinners, edg'd with Colberteen: [...]"
"If by the dairy's hatch I chance to hie, / I ſhall her goodly countenance eſpie, / For there her goodly countenance I've ſeen, / Set off with kerchief ſtarch'd and pinners clean."

Etymology

From Middle English pynner, pynnere, pinnere, equivalent to pin + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: pynner, pindere

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɪnə/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

pinners (plural)

Phrases

pinner-up

Rhymes With

winner dinner inner thinner beginner skinner sinner spinner berliner kinner brinner binner

Questions

How do you pronounce pinner?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪnə/.
What does pinner mean?: Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
Where does pinner come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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