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Mainer

Mainer

3 6.1
A person born in or living in the state of Maine
  • noun
  • /ˈmeɪnər/
translation icon : maineano
  • Over 50,000 Mainers used same-day voter registration in the 2008 election.
  • Mainer accent
  • an old Mainer

Examples

  • Dirigo helped more than 34,000 Mainers get health insurance.

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  • I've lived here for 11 years; my wife, who is both a Mainer and New Yorker, has been here even longer.

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  • I am so proud to be a Mainer today.

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  • But when I moved to Maine, I decided to be a faithful Mainer and picked up a Stephen King.

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  • Thumbs up to you, my Mainer friend.

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  • Younger Mainers may be paying less, but it's not for quality care.

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  • To those proponents of Question 1, I must express my deepest gratitude as a Mainer and a father.

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  • I think we Mainers proved that the wool can't be pulled over our eyes that easily.

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  • Mainers will get a tax credit, averaging about $4,000, so that we can afford health care.

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  • Patti White is a plainspoken 47-year-old Mainer who works for McFarlane as an administrative coordinator.

Synonyms

Down Easter
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  • US
9.9

A person from Maine, often from the eastern coast

is broader meaning any resident of Maine not limited to the coast

Surface Forms

Mainer singular
Mainers plural

Morphology

Mainer = Maine (transparent) = Maine + er

Forming the demonym by adding the productive suffix '-er' to the place name 'Maine' yields the predictable meaning 'a person from Maine'.

Etymology

The word Mainer comes from the state name Maine plus the ending -er, which means 'person from'. So a Mainer is simply someone from Maine, like a 'New Yorker' is someone from New York.