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Added 8 October 2026

liner

/ˈlaɪnɚ/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about liner at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Someone who fits a lining to something.
a liner of shoes
A removable cover or lining.
I threw out the trash can liner.
The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc.
liner notes

verb

To fit a cylinder liner.

noun

A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
A ship of the line.
A line drive.
The liner glanced off the pitcher's foot.

Origin

From line (noun) + -er (relational suffix) or -er (measurement suffix) (sense 5).

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