Loiner

L1O1I1N1E1R1

noun

A native of Leeds, England.

OriginOld English Leodis →
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Meanings

nounLoiner (plural Loiners)

plural Loiners

  1. UKcolloquialdatedA native of Leeds, England.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishLeodis“a Celtic kingdom”
  2. EnglishLoiner

Possibly from Old English Leodis (“a Celtic kingdom”). Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dictionary included an etymology from Marsh Lane in Leeds (volume 3, page 565). The word "lane" used to be pronounced /lɔɪn/ in the Leeds area, but this pronunciation has passed out of use.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Loiner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loiner

MLA

“Loiner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loiner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Loiner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loiner.

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