liner
/ˈlaɪnɚ/noun, verb
liner is spelled L-I-N-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, liner means “Someone who fits a lining to something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of liner is liners.
How many letters and syllables are in liner?
| Letters | 5: L-I-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is liner?
Liner appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce liner?
- /ˈlaɪnɚ/
Liner has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-liner.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of liner
- liners plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- linering participle, present
- linered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does liner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who fits a lining to something.
a liner of shoes
- 2
A removable cover or lining.
I threw out the trash can liner.
- 3
The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc.
liner notes
- 4
A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.
- 5
A similar lining for cylinders of internal-combustion engines (see "Further reading").
- 6
A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.
- 7
A formal no-show sock.
- 8
A pantyliner.
- 9
A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
- 10
A ship of the line.
- 11
A line drive.
The liner glanced off the pitcher's foot.
- 12
slangA basic salesperson.
- 13
Something with a specified number of lines.
- 14
A person born in a certain year (XX liner); a person who belongs to a certain line.
94 liner
- 15
Ellipsis of penny-a-liner.
verb
- 1
To fit a cylinder liner.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of low ionization nuclear emission line region
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Liner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | forro , transatlántico, barco transoceánico de pasajeros, hidrobús , barco de línea, barco lineal |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does liner come from?
From line (verb) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).