pinner

[ pin-er ]

/ ˈpɪn ər /

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noun

a person or thing that pins.

a headdress with a long hanging flap pinned on at each side.

a small apron fastened on by pins.

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Origin of pinner

First recorded in 1645–55; pin + -er¹

Words nearby pinner

pinnatifid, pinnation, pinnatipartite, pinnatiped, pinnatisect, pinner, pinnigrade, pinniped, pinnula, pinnulate, pinnule

How to use pinner in a sentence

“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.
Pinterest edges closer to social commerce with new Shopping List feature|Erika Wheless|June 7, 2021|Digiday
Go back and tell the Squire you can find Swift Nicks for him, and they'll fill your pinner with guineas.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
We found out sweet Nance Lousely, and filled her pinner full of guineas after all, and left her tearful and happy.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
Under his linen milking-pinner he wore a dark velveteen jacket, cord breeches and gaiters, and a starched white shirt.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy

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.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various
This sickened her of America, and she came back to live with a maiden aunt at Pinner, in Middlesex.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pinner

pinner

/ (ˈpɪnə) /

noun

a person or thing that pins

a small dainty apron

a cap with two long flaps pinned on

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