liner

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaɪnɚ/ Rhymes: -aɪnə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From line (verb) + -er. ==== Noun ==== liner (plural liners) Someone who fits a lining to something. A removable cover or lining. The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc. liner notes A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket. A similar lining for cylinders of internal-combustion engines (see "Further reading"). A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding. A formal no-show sock. A pantyliner. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== liner (third-person singular simple present liners, present participle linering, simple past and past participle linered) (transitive) To fit a cylinder liner. === Etymology 2 === From line (noun) +‎ -er (relational suffix) or -er (measurement suffix) (sense 5). ==== Noun ==== liner (plural liners) A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner. (nautical) A ship of the line. (baseball) A line drive. (marketing, slang) A basic salesperson. (in combination) Something with a specified number of lines. (South Korean idol fandom) A person born in a certain year (XX liner); a person who belongs to a certain line. Ellipsis of penny-a-liner. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === See also === airliner hook-and-liner === Further reading === Cylinder liners on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === -relin == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === liner m (plural liners) liner (boat) eye-liner === Further reading === “liner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === liner f indefinite plural of line == Spanish == === Noun === liner m (plural lineres) liner