I. ˈlīnə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: partly from Middle English (Scots), from Middle English linen to line, measure with a line, mark with a line + -er; partly from line (III) + -er
1. : a person that makes or draws lines: as
a. Scotland : an official that traces the boundaries of estates
b. : a worker that draws line detail (as in wheel dressing or ornamenting pottery ware)
c. : a writer employed at a fixed rate per line : penny-a-liner
2. : something with which lines are made: as
a. : a sable brush used by coach painters
b. : fitch 2
c. : a small grease pencil used to delineate lines in theatrical makeup
3. : one that uses a line (as a man or a boat in fishing) — often used in combination
a hand liner
4. : something that has a position fixed with reference to or on a particular line ; especially : line tree
5.
a.
(1) : a ship belonging to a regular line of ships
a transatlantic liner
(2) : ship of the line
b. : an aircraft belonging to an airline
6. : line drive
7.
a. : a small plant or seedling intended for lining out for further growth in the nursery row before being set out in its final growing place
b. : a plant that is to be budded in the nursery
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: line (II) + -er
1. : one that lines something: as
a. : a worker that applies, inserts, or attaches a lining (as in or into a carton, garment, suitcase)
b. : a machine that lines up the backbones of books
2. : something used to line or back another part: as
a. : a replaceable tube to fit inside an engine cylinder or a bushing for a bearing
b. : a facing placed between two surfaces or between a surface and some damaging agent to diminish wear, avoid overheating, or serve as reinforcement
a tire liner
an asbestos liner for the kitchen range
a flexible water and vapor proof drum liner
c. : a slab on which small pieces of material (as marble or tile) are fastened for grinding
d. : paper or other material that is used to cover board (as shelving or the bottom of a drawer) and often decorated
e. : a removable insert (as of glass, metal, or paper) in a container
covered silver butter dish with glass liner
f. : an insert in the cover of a container that serves to make a hermetic seal between cover and container
g. : a removable and usually warm lining for a garment (as a coat or pair of gloves)
h. : an outside ply of a combination paperboard or of a corrugated board ; also : the smoother or more finished ply of a two-ply paperboard (as pasteboard)
3. : a narrow strip of plate to fill in between a frame and an outer strake of a ship
4. : a casing for a drilled oil well that does not extend to the surface
5. : a supplementary or explanatory text accompanying a recording