piner
1 of 3noun (1)
pin·er
ˈpīnə(r)
plural -s
archaic
: laborer
piner
2 of 3noun (2)
"
plural -s
: one that pines
specifically : an animal that suffers from pine
piner
3 of 3noun (3)
"
plural -s
Australia
: a pine-forest lumberman
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English pynour, from Middle Dutch piner, from pinen to punish, suffer pain, work hard, from pine punishment, torment, from Latin poena
Noun (2)
pine entry 2 + -er
Noun (3)
pine entry 3 + -er