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liner

1 American  
[lahy-ner] / ˈlaɪ nər /

noun

  1. a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.

  2. eyeliner.

  3. Baseball. line drive.

  4. a person or thing that traces by or marks with lines. line.

  5. ship of the line.

liner 2 American  
[lahy-ner] / ˈlaɪ nər /

noun

  1. something serving as a lining. line.

  2. a protective covering, usually of cardboard, for a phonograph record; album; jacket.

  3. a person who fits or provides linings. lining.

liner 1 British  
/ ˈlaɪnə /

noun

  1. a passenger ship or aircraft, esp one that is part of a commercial fleet

  2. See Freightliner

  3. Also called: eye liner.  a cosmetic used to outline the eyes, consisting of a liquid or cake mixed with water and applied by brush or a grease pencil

  4. a person or thing that uses lines, esp in drawing or copying

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
liner 2 British  
/ ˈlaɪnə /

noun

  1. a material used as a lining

  2. a person who supplies or fits linings

  3. engineering a sleeve, usually of a metal that will withstand wear or corrosion, fixed inside or outside a structural component or vessel

    cylinder liner
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of liner1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; line 1, + -er 1 ( def. )

Origin of liner2

First recorded in 1605–15; line 2 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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But RMS Olympic - launched the year before Titanic - served as a trans-Atlantic liner for the White Star line for 24 years.

From BBC

Rather than split the company, Cahillane would stake his—and Kraft Heinz’s—future on first turning around an ocean liner of a company with nearly 200 brands.

From The Wall Street Journal

I lost a small ladle I used for watering each dog, a cloth glove liner I took off while working on a dog’s feet, a roll of tape, and finally, a hat.

From Literature

Fears of higher fuel costs punished airlines and cruise liners, while energy stocks clung to a weekly gain.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the liner notes explain, Dylan is the third-most popular covered songwriter ever, outranked only by The Beatles and Duke Ellington.

From Salon

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