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⛪ A Protestant 💉 A drug injector 🏡 A Main Line resident
mainliner

mainliner

9.9
A person who puts drugs into a vein with a needle
  • noun
  • NSFW
translation icon : intravenoso
  • After years as a mainliner, he decided to seek treatment for his addiction.

Examples

  • The outreach program aims to help every mainliner find safer alternatives and support.

  • Health workers are concerned about the rising number of young mainliners in the city.

  • He is a mainliner who struggles with addiction.

  • Many mainliners face serious health risks.

  • The outreach program aims to help every mainliner find safer alternatives and support.

  • Health workers are concerned about the rising number of young mainliners in the city.

  • After years as a mainliner, he decided to seek treatment for his addiction.

Surface Forms

mainliner singular
mainliners plural

Morphology

mainliner = mainline (transparent) = mainline + er

The meaning is directly derived from 'mainline' as a verb, indicating a person who performs the action.

Etymology

Mainliner comes from the idea of a mainline as a direct 'line' into the body (a vein) plus '-er' for a person. So a mainliner is someone who injects drugs straight into a vein, using that direct 'main' line.