mainlinern.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪnlʌɪnə/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪnˌlaɪnər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: main line n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < main line n. + -er suffix¹. Compare slightly later mainline v.

slang (originally U.S.).

A person who injects heroin or a similar drug intravenously, esp. illicitly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > drug-user > by injection

mainliner1934

skin-popper1951

1934 Detective Fiction Weekly 21 Apr. 113/2 The addict who shoots stuff into the veins is said to be a gutter, or mainliner.

1950 R. Chandler Let. 18 May in R. Chandler Speaking (1966) 79 I don't think any writer could think up an expression like ‘mainliner’ for a narcotic addict who shoots the stuff into a vein.

1970 N. Marsh When in Rome v. 126 The big leap. Pothead to main-liner.

1991 New Scientist 2 Nov. 25/1 Most of those who accept that Indians have AIDS too, think only gay men, prostitutes and heroin mainliners are at risk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mainliner
释义	mainlinern. Brit. /ˈmeɪnlʌɪnə/, U.S. /ˈmeɪnˌlaɪnər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: main line n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < main line n. + -er suffix¹. Compare slightly later mainline v. slang (originally U.S.). A person who injects heroin or a similar drug intravenously, esp. illicitly. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > drug-user > by injection mainliner1934 skin-popper1951 1934 Detective Fiction Weekly 21 Apr. 113/2 The addict who shoots stuff into the veins is said to be a gutter, or mainliner. 1950 R. Chandler Let. 18 May in R. Chandler Speaking (1966) 79 I don't think any writer could think up an expression like ‘mainliner’ for a narcotic addict who shoots the stuff into a vein. 1970 N. Marsh When in Rome v. 126 The big leap. Pothead to main-liner. 1991 New Scientist 2 Nov. 25/1 Most of those who accept that Indians have AIDS too, think only gay men, prostitutes and heroin mainliners are at risk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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