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Shriner

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A person with the last name Shriner

proper noun
/ˈʃraɪnər/

: Shriner

During the interview, Susan Shriner discussed her research on urban wildlife.
Earl Shriner

So let's go to the second question Charlotte Shriner asks.

Examples

Earl Shriner has made a significant impact in the community with his charitable work.
Telephone interview with Susan Shriner, North Carolina State University (Feb. 13, 1998) (notes on file with author) hereinafter Shriner Feb. Interview.

Academic text (1998)
Telephone interview with Susan Shriner, North Carolina State University (Feb. 13, 1998) (notes on file with author) hereinafter Shriner Feb. Interview.

Academic text (1998)
Joan had danced at the Copacabana, been on Broadway in a musical, "Wish You Were Here," and had a bit part in a movie starring a forgotten humorist named Herb Shriner.

Fiction book (1999)
Comedian Wil Shriner will perform at the local theater this weekend.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The name Shriner as a family name often comes from the German surname Schreiner, which means 'carpenter'. So when someone is called a Shriner, the name likely began with ancestors who worked as carpenters.