"piner" meaning in English

See piner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: piners [plural]
Etymology: From pine (“languish, grieve”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|pine|er|gloss1=languish, grieve|id2=agent noun}} pine (“languish, grieve”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} piner (plural piners)
  1. (obsolete) A torturer. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-piner-en-noun-Y0-EYIDF
  2. An animal or creature starving or suffering from a wasting disease.
    Sense id: en-piner-en-noun-49TVAI1Q Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 23 5 18 29 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 3 86 10
  3. (rare) Someone who is pining for something. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-piner-en-noun-uNOxI1Yz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: piners [plural]
Etymology: Apparently from Middle Dutch piner, pijner (Dutch pijnder), from pinen, pijnen (“to labour, toil”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|dum|piner}} Middle Dutch piner Head templates: {{en-noun}} piner (plural piners)
  1. (Scotland) A labourer, especially a turf cutter. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-piner-en-noun-dRGVbHmn Categories (other): Scottish English, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 23 5 18 29 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: piners [plural]
Etymology: From pine (“type of tree”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pine|er|gloss1=type of tree}} pine (“type of tree”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} piner (plural piners)
  1. (Tasmania) Someone who fells Huon pine trees; a logger, someone involved in the Huon timber trade. Tags: Tasmania
    Sense id: en-piner-en-noun-jA0TVYRT Categories (other): Tasmanian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 25 1 15 32 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 23 5 18 29 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 1 1 23 2 14 33 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 24 1 15 34 24
  2. (Southern US) Someone who lives in a region where pine trees grow; a pinelander. Tags: Southern-US
    Sense id: en-piner-en-noun-4d9hUu3z Categories (other): Southern US English, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 23 5 18 29 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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