mainliner

[ meyn-lahy-ner, -lahy- ]

noun

1. Slang. a person who mainlines.
2. a person who belongs to a mainline group.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mainliner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; mainline + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The next leg saw her flying in a “beautiful United Mainliner.”

From Literature

“Well, my darling, I see that all the 19 people on that Mainliner of the United were killed,” William wrote to Elizebeth.

From Literature

Another United Mainliner had crashed as it crossed the Rockies.

From Literature

All her life, she would preserve her luggage tag from “United’s Mainliner” as if it were a lucky charm.

From Literature

Sitting in the nearly empty Frisch’s “Mainliner” restaurant where the chain originated in suburban Cincinnati in 1942, Frisch’s CEO Jason Vaughn said customers at the privately held chain’s 100 restaurants in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky have asked for additions, such as bottles of orange juice, quarts of soup and coffee for home.

From Washington Times