Mainer

See also: mainer

English

Etymology 1

From Maine +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪnə(ɹ)

Noun

Mainer (plural Mainers)

1. A native or resident of the state of Maine in the United States of America.
   • 2012 September 11, Julia Moskin, “Buttermilk, Often Maligned, Begins to Get Its Due”, NYTimes.com:

     “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.

Synonyms

• Mainiac (humorous)
• Mainite
• Vacationlander (rare)

Hypernyms

• American

Translations

native or inhabitant of the State of Maine

• French: Mainois (fr) m, Mainoise f (cf. adj. mainois m)

Etymology 2

From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements *maginą (“power, might”) and *harjaz (“army”).

Proper noun

Mainer (plural Mainers)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mainer is the 38103^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 582 individuals. Mainer is most common among White (56.36%) and Black/African American (39.69%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mainer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 493.

Anagrams

• Amrine, Armine, Marien, Marine, Marnie, Merina, Minear, Reiman, Rieman, airmen, marine, remain