"stainer" meaning in English

See stainer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsteɪnɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stainer.wav Forms: stainers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnə(ɹ) Etymology: From stain + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|stain|-er|id2=agent noun}} stain + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} stainer (plural stainers)
  1. Something that stains.
    Sense id: en-stainer-en-noun-eKgxzwoS Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 19 44 37
  2. One who stains or tarnishes.
    Sense id: en-stainer-en-noun-v07MHSAJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 51 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 19 44 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 47 45
  3. A workman who applies a stain to wood, etc.
    Sense id: en-stainer-en-noun-2I19NXQ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 51 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 19 44 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 34 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 47 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autostainer, cotton stainer, immunostainer, painter-stainer, paper stainer, tooth-stainer

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "immunostainer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "painter-stainer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "word": "cotton stainer"
    },
    {
      "word": "immunostainer"
    },
    {
      "word": "painter-stainer"
    },
    {
      "word": "paper stainer"
    },
    {
      "word": "tooth-stainer"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "Something that stains."
      ],
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    },
    {
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      ],
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          "tarnish"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "A workman who applies a stain to wood, etc."
      ],
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        [
          "workman",
          "workman"
        ],
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          "wood",
          "wood"
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      ]
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  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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