ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Plainer

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Plainer is an adjective meaning comparative form of plain: more plain.

Meaning

comparative form of plain: more plain.

More Meanings

  1. A policeman who wears plainclothes.

Example Sentences

Of the two, she was certainly the plainer.
A guy and a girl make ideal plainers; nobody gives them a second thought; people just assume they're a couple.
The plainer, he was from the Marine police station on Anderson Street and Davin or Devine or something was his name — said nothing.
Three pandas were parked round the edge of the wee swing park, lights spinning, flashing blue on a huddle of plainers over by the iron roundabout.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plainclothesperson, patrolperson, plaidman, plainswoman, patroller, policeman.

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