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Definition of Pinter
1. Noun. English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930).
Definition of Pinter
1. Noun. (context: in combinations UK slang) The drinking of a certain number of pints of beer ¹
2. Noun. (context: in combinations UK slang) A container that holds a certain number of pints. ¹
3. Noun. (context: in combinations UK slang) Something that takes a certain number of pints of beer to appreciate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Pinter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1873)
"It puzzled me, however, to think how Miss Mina pinter, if there were such a person,
... Then the pinter major (pinter minor was next me, and was his younger ..."
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