noun
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a person or thing that pins
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a small dainty apron
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a cap with two long flaps pinned on
Etymology
Origin of pinner
Example Sentences
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Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian A native of Iowa, Silberman is also now an atypical pinner because more than half of users are based outside the US.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2016
There's no fee for the pinner or for the merchant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2015
A pinner is an employee or a customer.
From Forbes ● Sep. 29, 2014
Repinly currently ranks her as the ninth most popular pinner on the site.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2012
For a time these words "pudding and pinner" were a puzzle; and long after pinner was defined we could not even guess at a pudding.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
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