Meanings
mainer1
plural mainers
- USslangA needle for (illicit) drug administration.
Heroin, be the death of me / Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life / Because a mainer to my vein / Leads to a center in my head / And then I'm better off than dead
1967, “Heroin”, in Lou Reed (music), The Velvet Underground & Nico, performed by The Velvet Underground - video gamesOne who mainly plays as a specific character or on a specific side.
Mainer2
plural Mainers
- A native or resident of the state of Maine in the United States of America.
“People have no idea how good this stuff is, but they are about to find out,” said Mr. Patry, 62, who is possibly the most optimistic and talkative native Mainer in history.
2012 September 11, Julia Moskin, “Buttermilk, Often Maligned, Begins to Get Its Due”, NYTimes.comSynonyms: Mainiac, Mainite, Vacationlander
Mainer3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA native or resident of the state of Maine in the United States of America.
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Origin
Mainer · proper noun
From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements *maginą (“power, might”) and *harjaz (“army”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish piikki
- piikkineedle
French Mainois, Mainoise (cf. adj. mainois m)
- Mainoisnative or inhabitant of the State of Maine
- Mainoise (cf. adj. mainois m)native or inhabitant of the State of Maine
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Cite this entry
mainer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainer
“mainer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mainer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mainer.
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