"mainstreamer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mainstreamers [plural]
Etymology: mainstream + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mainstream|er|id2=occupation}} mainstream + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} mainstreamer (plural mainstreamers)
  1. Someone in the mainstream. Hypernyms: person Holonyms: mainstream Related terms: normality
    Sense id: en-mainstreamer-en-noun-KKBSmXf3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Synonyms: basic bitch [derogatory, vulgar], bourgeois, L7, mainstreamer, mainstreamist, muggle, mundane, normal, normalfag [Internet, pejorative, vulgar], normaloid, normie, square, straight

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mainstreamer meaning in English (2.6kB)

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