pinner

See also: Pinner

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English pynner, pynnere, pinnere, equivalent to pin +‎ -er.

Noun

pinner (plural pinners)

1. Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
   • 2009, Harold Bergsma, The Opium Eaters (page 181)

     This wrestler or pahlwan was a devotee of the old type of wrestling, in which the opponent is thrown down and pinned, unable to get out from under the pinner.

2. A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.
3. A cloth band for a gown.
   • John Gay

     With kerchief starched, and pinners clean.

   • Jonathan Swift

     pinners edged with colbertine

Etymology 2

Variant of pinder, from Middle English pindere, pyndere, pundere, pendere, equivalent to pend (“to pen”) +‎ -er.

Noun

pinner (plural pinners)

1. (obsolete) One who pins or impounds cattle; a pinder.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pinner m

1. indefinite plural of pinne