"caner" meaning in English

See caner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: caners [plural]
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  1. One who canes.
    Sense id: en-caner-en-noun-jLu6LSM5 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 100 0
  2. (slang) A recreational drug user. Tags: slang Related terms (drug user): stoner, junkie
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Inflected forms

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