rainier

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proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginFrench Rainier →
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Meanings

rainier1

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of rainy: more rainy

Rainier2

proper nounRainier (countable and uncountable, plural Rainiers)

plural Rainiers

  1. countableuncountableA surname from French.
  2. countableuncountableA city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA city in Thurston County, Washington, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA hamlet in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada.
nounRainier (plural Rainiers)

plural Rainiers

  1. A hybrid cherry cultivar, sweet with a thin skin and thick creamy-yellow flesh.

Origin

  1. FrenchRainier
  2. EnglishRainier

Borrowed from French Rainier. The cherry was named after Mount Rainier.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

RanieriRaineri
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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