grainer

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UK/ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nə/US/ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nɚ/

noun

A knife for taking the hair off skins.

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Meanings

grainer1

noungrainer (plural grainers)

plural grainers

  1. A knife for taking the hair off skins.
  2. An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.
  3. One who grains (paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc).
  4. A brush or tool used for such painting.
  5. USrail transportationA grain car.

Grainer2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
grain car

Origin

From grain + -er. Piecewise doublet of corner.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with grainer

containertrainermanormaintainerplanarentertainerretainerstrainerbrainerplanerdrainercoplanardetainerstainerplainerexplainermainerabstainerBremainerchicanerfeignermainormainourobtainer
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Anagrams

earringrearingGarnierGranierEraringNerriga
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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