liner

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See also LINER

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlaɪnə/
• Rhymes: -aɪnə(r)

Etymology 1

From line (verb).

Noun

liner (plural liners)

1. Someone who fits a lining to something.
   • 1973, A good liner has a pretty shrewd idea of the value of the painting he is treating and usually charges accordingly. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 41)
2. A removable cover or lining

   I threw out the trash can liner.

3. The pamphlet which is contained inside an album of music or movie

   Does it have the lyrics in the liner notes?

Etymology 2

From line (noun).

Noun

liner (plural liners)

1. A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner
2. (nautical) a ship of the line
3. (baseball) A line drive

   The liner glanced off the pitcher's foot.

4. (marketing) Inside slang for a basic salesperson

Derived terms

• ocean liner
• one-liner

Translations

large passenger carrying ship

Chinese: Mandarin: 郵船 (zh), 邮船 (zh) (yóuchuán) Finnish: matkustajalaiva (fi)

Japanese: ライナー (ja) (rainā) Russian: лайнер (ru) (lájner) m.

ship of the line

Chinese: Mandarin: 班輪 (zh), 班轮 (zh) (bānlún)

Romanian: nava de linie f., acoperitoare Russian: рейсовый пароход (ru) (réjsovyj paroxód) m.

liner, lining: inside covering (i.e. a jacket liner)

Turkish: astar (tr)

See also

• airliner