pinner

[ pin-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that pins.
2. a headdress with a long hanging flap pinned on at each side.
3. a small apron fastened on by pins.

pinner

/ ˈpɪnə /

noun

1. a person or thing that pins
2. a small dainty apron
3. a cap with two long flaps pinned on

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinner¹

First recorded in 1645–55; pin + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“We’ve connected the top of the funnel to the middle funnel, and now want to help pinners compare and evaluate the products they’ve discovered,” said Dan Lurie, Pinterest’s head of shopping products.

From Digiday

Pinners could already virtually try-on lipstick and eyeshadow shades using AR lenses.

From Digiday

Pinners can find shoppable pins on their home feed, within a search and on their boards.

From Digiday

Go back and tell the Squire you can find Swift Nicks for him, and they'll fill your pinner with guineas.

From Project Gutenberg

We found out sweet Nance Lousely, and filled her pinner full of guineas after all, and left her tearful and happy.

From Project Gutenberg

Under his linen milking-pinner he wore a dark velveteen jacket, cord breeches and gaiters, and a starched white shirt.

From Project Gutenberg

She had only been six months at Pinner when I met her; we fell in love with each other, and we married a few weeks afterwards.

From Project Gutenberg

This sickened her of America, and she came back to live with a maiden aunt at Pinner, in Middlesex.

From Project Gutenberg