pinner

Definition

Agent noun of pin; one who pins.

Etymology

From Middle English pynner, pynnere, pinnere, equivalent to pin + -er.

Example Sentences

• "This wrestler or pahlwan was a devotee of the old type of wrestling, in which the opponent is thrown down and pinned, unable to get out from under the pinner."
• "Inſtead of Home-ſpun quoifs were ſeen / Good Pinners, edg'd with Colberteen: [...]"
• "If by the dairy's hatch I chance to hie, / I ſhall her goodly countenance eſpie, / For there her goodly countenance I've ſeen, / Set off with kerchief ſtarch'd and pinners clean."