"brainer" meaning in English

See brainer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: brainers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnə(ɹ) Etymology: From brain + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|brain|-er|id2=relational}} brain + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} brainer (plural brainers)
  1. (only used in combinations) someone with a certain type of brain Related terms: no-brainer, left-brainer, right-brainer, yes-brainer

Inflected forms

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