Piner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Piner is a noun meaning An animal or creature starving or suffering from a wasting disease.
Meaning
An animal or creature starving or suffering from a wasting disease.
More Meanings
- (Scotland) A labourer, especially a turf cutter.
- (Tasmania) Someone who fells Huon pine trees; a logger, someone involved in the Huon timber trade.
- (Southern US) Someone who lives in a region where pine trees grow; a pinelander.
- (obsolete) A torturer.
- (rare) Someone who is pining for something.
Example Sentences
Then there was Bunny D—, an Aboriginal piner who had been in the camps with Dad and who was famed for his bush skills.
Word Forms
- piners
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include moper, pinner, pincher, pinder, pintel, pinner-up.
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