Redliner

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who redlines.

    "This would force insurance companies to maintain their policies for fear of being exposed as redliners. An agent could hardly write on a nonrenewal notice: "Nonrenewal due to undesirable neighborhood you live in.""

Example

More examples

"This would force insurance companies to maintain their policies for fear of being exposed as redliners. An agent could hardly write on a nonrenewal notice: "Nonrenewal due to undesirable neighborhood you live in.""

Etymology

From redline + -er.

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