ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mainliner

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mainliner is a noun meaning A member of the mainstream.

Meaning

A member of the mainstream.

More Meanings

  1. Someone who mainlines (injects drugs directly into their veins).
  2. A prisoner held within the general population of a prison.

Example Sentences

Mainliners view sociology as a profession or occupation, and marginals are antisociologists and unsociologists.
[…] discusses those who belong to the discipline's dominant cults, the mainliners, and their relations with the marginals and mavericks.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mainstreamer, greenliner, streamliner, linemate, sideliner, straightliner.

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