Mainer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mainer
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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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
This is the text I received when I messaged my friend, a lifelong Mainer from a fishing family, to ask his thoughts on mixing seafood and cheese.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021
People in Maine have told me that, in some parts of the state, a resident won’t be accepted as a true Mainer unless she, her parents, and her grandparents were all born in the state.
From Slate • Oct. 12, 2020
I refuse to be called a Mainer, young fellah, and no one calls me Bub and expects anything but a hard frost.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2018
The visitor finally asks if he’s given him the right amount of money, to which the Mainer grudgingly responds, “Just barely.”
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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