liner

¹ American  

[lahy-ner] / ˈlaɪ nər /

noun

1. a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.

2. eyeliner.

3. Baseball. line drive.

4. a person or thing that traces by or marks with lines.

5. ship of the line.

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liner ² American  

[lahy-ner] / ˈlaɪ nər /

noun

1. something serving as a lining.

2. a protective covering, usually of cardboard, for a phonograph record; album; jacket.

3. a person who fits or provides linings.

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liner ¹ British  

/ ˈlaɪnə /

noun

1. a passenger ship or aircraft, esp one that is part of a commercial fleet

2. See Freightliner

3. Also called: eye liner.  a cosmetic used to outline the eyes, consisting of a liquid or cake mixed with water and applied by brush or a grease pencil

4. a person or thing that uses lines, esp in drawing or copying

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liner ² British  

/ ˈlaɪnə /

noun

1. a material used as a lining

2. a person who supplies or fits linings

3. engineering a sleeve, usually of a metal that will withstand wear or corrosion, fixed inside or outside a structural component or vessel

   cylinder liner

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Etymology

Origin of liner¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; line ¹, + -er ¹ ( def. )

Origin of liner²

First recorded in 1605–15; line ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Wrote Diamond in the liner notes of his “In My Lifetime” box set: “I actually thought ‘Crunchy Granola Suite’ might change people’s eating habits!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Flooding the area with water had not been considered, as it risked compromising the liner that prevents chemicals from leaking into the ground below, Arroyo said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

United has positioned itself as the domestic “luxury” liner.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

But RMS Olympic - launched the year before Titanic - served as a trans-Atlantic liner for the White Star line for 24 years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

She was in fact a full-fledged luxury liner.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Related Words

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• craft
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