"mainliner" meaning in All languages combined

See mainliner on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mainliners [plural]
Etymology: From mainline + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mainline|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From mainline + -er., {{ety|en|:af|mainline|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English mainline Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English mainliner From mainline + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mainliner (plural mainliners)
  1. A member of the mainstream.
    Sense id: en-mainliner-en-noun-j0PzKirE Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix): 40 29 32
  2. Someone who mainlines (injects drugs directly into their veins).
    Sense id: en-mainliner-en-noun-JX7WPFn7 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 25 44 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 26 46 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 26 46 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 26 47 27 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 50 39 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 58 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 73 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 62 31 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 13 62 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 66 22
  3. A prisoner held within the general population of a prison.
    Sense id: en-mainliner-en-noun-ViD2tqpK

Inflected forms

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