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Mainer

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmeɪnɚ

Definitions

  1. A needle for (illicit) drug administration.
    US, slang
  2. A native or resident of the state of Maine in the United States of America.
  3. A surname transferred from the given name.
  4. One who mainly plays as a specific character or on a specific side.

Equivalents

1 more languages
Suomipiikki

Examples

““People have⟳ no idea how good this stuff is, but they are about to find⟳ out,” said Mr. Patry, 62, who is possibly the most optimistic and talkative native Mainer in history.”
“Heroin, be the death of me / Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life / Because a mainer to my vein / Leads to a center in my head / And then I'm better off than dead”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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