Mainer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mainer
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He was blue collar, progressive, and—seemingly—a true Mainer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
For Tim Cyr, another Mainer with French-Canadian ancestry, he thinks not.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
It’s proven a durable and appealing structure, whether employed by fellow Midwesterner Ray Bradbury in “Dandelion Wine” or Mainer Elizabeth Strout in her “Olive Kitteridge” novels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
"When I came to Maine, a colleague who was a native Mainer gave me her handed-down family recipes for how to collect, clean, and prepare Irish moss, as well as a pudding recipe."
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022
Big Numbers, Small Probabilities People’s facility with numbers ranges from the aristocratic to the Ramanujanian, but it’s an unfortunate fact that most are on the aristocrats’ side of our old Mainer.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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