mainer

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈmeɪnɚ/ (US)

Definition of mainer

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.”
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noun

  1. 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.”
  2. (US, slang)A 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”
  3. One who mainly plays as a specific character or on a specific side.

name

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Maine + -er.

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