mainliner

[ meyn-lahy-ner, -lahy- ]
/ ˈmeɪnˌlaɪ nər, -ˈlaɪ- /

noun

Slang. a person who mainlines.
a person who belongs to a mainline group.

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a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.
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Origin of mainliner

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; mainline + -er1

Words nearby mainliner

main idea, mainland, mainland China, mainlander, mainline, mainliner, mainly, main man, main market, mainmast, main memory
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