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Meaning of Mainliner | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A member of the mainstream.
  2. Someone who mainlines (injects drugs directly into their veins).
  3. A prisoner held within the general population of a prison.

Equivalents

العربية رئيسي

Examples

“[…] discusses those who belong to the discipline's dominant cults, the mainliners, and their relations with the marginals and mavericks.”
“Mainliners view sociology as a profession or occupation, and marginals are antisociologists and unsociologists.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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