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briner

noun

Etymology

From brine + -er.

  1. derived from *mriHnós✻
  2. derived from *bʰreyH-✻ — “to cut, maim”
  3. inherited from *brīnǭ✻ — “salt water, brine”
  4. inherited from *brīnā✻
  5. inherited from brīne
  6. inherited from brine
  7. suffixed as briner — “brine + er”

Definitions

  1. One who pickles food in brine.

    • “We’re the only ones left in the neighborhood who still make pickles on the premises,” said the master briner, who agrees with the historic trust’s warning that “irreparable damage” is being done by new high-rise condos and hotels.

  2. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for briner. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA