Mainliner
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of the mainstream.
"[…] discusses those who belong to the discipline's dominant cults, the mainliners, and their relations with the marginals and mavericks."
- 2 Someone who mainlines (injects drugs directly into their veins).
- 3 A prisoner held within the general population of a prison.
Example
More examples"[…] discusses those who belong to the discipline's dominant cults, the mainliners, and their relations with the marginals and mavericks."
Etymology
From mainline + -er.
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