"mainer" meaning in All languages combined

See mainer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmeɪnɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-mainer.wav Forms: mainers [plural]
Etymology: From main + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|main|er}} main + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} mainer (plural mainers)
  1. (US slang) A needle for (illicit) drug administration. Tags: US, slang Translations (needle): piikki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mainer-en-noun-bBF6UplY Disambiguation of 'needle': 100 0
  2. (video games) One who mainly plays as a specific character or on a specific side. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-mainer-en-noun-3yuMaUbP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Topics: video-games

Verb [French]

Etymology: Derived from main (“hand”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|main|-er|t1=hand}} main (“hand”) + -er Head templates: {{fr-verb}} mainer
  1. (Louisiana, Cajun) to carry Tags: Louisiana

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for mainer meaning in All languages combined (2.7kB)

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  "title": "mainer",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Louisiana, Cajun",
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