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lin·er I. \ˈlīnə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: partly from Middle English (Scots), from Middle English linen to line, measure with a line, mark with a line + -er; partly from line (III) + -er 1. : a person that makes or draws lines: as a. Scotland : an official that traces the boundaries of estates b. : a worker that draws line detail (as in wheel dressing or ornamenting pottery ware) c. : a writer employed at a fixed rate per line : penny-a-liner 2. : something with which lines are made: as a. : a sable brush used by coach painters b. : fitch 2 c. : a small grease pencil used to delineate lines in theatrical makeup 3. : one that uses a line (as a man or a boat in fishing) — often used in combination < a hand liner > 4. : something that has a position fixed with reference to or on a particular line; especially : line tree 5. a. (1) : a ship belonging to a regular line of ships < a transatlantic liner > (2) : ship of the line b. : an aircraft belonging to an airline 6. : line drive 7. a. : a small plant or seedling intended for lining out for further growth in the nursery row before being set out in its final growing place b. : a plant that is to be budded in the nursery II. noun (-s) Etymology: line (II) + -er 1. : one that lines something: as a. : a worker that applies, inserts, or attaches a lining (as in or into a carton, garment, suitcase) b. : a machine that lines up the backbones of books 2. : something used to line or back another part: as a. : a replaceable tube to fit inside an engine cylinder or a bushing for a bearing b. : a facing placed between two surfaces or between a surface and some damaging agent to diminish wear, avoid overheating, or serve as reinforcement < a tire liner > < an asbestos liner for the kitchen range > < a flexible water and vapor proof drum liner > c. : a slab on which small pieces of material (as marble or tile) are fastened for grinding d. : paper or other material that is used to cover board (as shelving or the bottom of a drawer) and often decorated e. : a removable insert (as of glass, metal, or paper) in a container < covered silver butter dish with glass liner > f. : an insert in the cover of a container that serves to make a hermetic seal between cover and container g. : a removable and usually warm lining for a garment (as a coat or pair of gloves) h. : an outside ply of a combination paperboard or of a corrugated board; also : the smoother or more finished ply of a two-ply paperboard (as pasteboard) 3. : a narrow strip of plate to fill in between a frame and an outer strake of a ship 4. : a casing for a drilled oil well that does not extend to the surface 5. : a supplementary or explanatory text accompanying a recording |