Berliner

noun

Ber·​lin·​er (ˌ)bər-ˈli-nər 

plural Berliners

: a native or inhabitant of Berlin, Germany

Raue is a native Berliner who grew up in the city's edgy Kreuzberg district, home to many Turkish immigrants.

—Kim Marcus

Examples of Berliner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The wraps include the street cart, Berliner, Mediterranean and zesty feta doners, all made with a choice of proteins. — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2026

In 2018, The Popal Group expanded with The Berliner, a German beer hall at the Malmaison location. — Taryn White, Forbes.com, 1 May 2026

The Guardian moved in September 2005 to what is described as a Berliner format, slightly larger than a compact. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Apr. 2026

In this deeply intimate and haunting documentary, Alan Berliner posthumously collaborates with his friend and colleague, experimental New York City filmmaker Benita Raphan, who died by suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026

This will be a big year culturally with events including the Hidden Door festival, the Edinburgh Art Festival and the Edinburgh International Festival, which will open with a performance by the Berliner Philharmoniker. — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 11 Mar. 2026

One Berliner who was overheard mocking the Führer was a cartoonist named Erich Ohser. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026

Despite the recent passage of stricter workplace standards in California, Berliner said her team's visits to small and medium-sized countertop fabrication shops show that compliance with the rules remains low. — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026

Richter will receive the award on February 18 at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Berliner

• beginner
• breadwinner
• dinner
• inner
• pinner
• sinner
• spinner
• thinner
• tinner
• winner

Biographical Definition

Berliner

biographical name

Ber·​li·​ner ˈbər-lə-nər 

Emile 1851–1929 American (German-born) inventor