stainer

noun

stain·​er ˈstānə(r) 

plural -s

: one that stains: such as

a

: a worker who applies a coloring or finishing stain (as to wood, furniture, or leather goods)

b

: a worker who prepares the dyes for paper-coating mixtures

c

: a pigment used merely to give color to a paint, as distinguished from the base

d

: any of several insects that stain the material on which they feed see cotton stainer

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by -er) of Middle English steynour, from steynen to stain + -our -or

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Rhymes for stainer

• gainer
• plainer
• planar
• planer
• saner
• strainer
• trainer
• abstainer
• campaigner
• complainer
• container
• coplanar