Definition of Stainer

1. Noun. A worker who stains (wood or fabric).

Generic synonyms: Worker
Derivative terms: Stain

Definition of Stainer

1. n. One who stains or tarnishes.

Definition of Stainer

1. Noun. Something that stains. ¹

2. Noun. One who stains or tarnishes. ¹

3. Noun. A workman who applies a stain to wood, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stainer

1. one that stains [n -S] - See also: stains

Medical Definition of Stainer

1. 1. One who stains or tarnishes. 2. A workman who stains; as, a stainer of wood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stainer

staid
staider
staidest
staidly
staidness
staidnesses
staig
staigs
stain
stainabilities
stainability
stainable
stained
stainer (current term)
stainers
stainest
staineth
staining
stainings
stainless
stainless-steel
stainless steel
stainlesses
stainlessly
stainlessness
stainproof
stains
stains-all

Literary usage of Stainer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"It may be said that violins are in existence, signed by stainer and dated ... Henceforward, to his death in 1683, the life of stainer shows little variety. ..."

2. Men of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries, Containing Biographical by Thompson Cooper (1884)
"In 1860 Dr. stainer had been appointed organist of the University Church by the ... Dr. stainer, who is a brilliant instrumentalist, has composed и large ..."

3. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by George Hart (1875)
"Therefore an expression of surprise that Jacobus stainer has been estimated higher ... To account for the apparent inconsistency in the works of stainer, ..."

4. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators by George Hart (1875)
"Therefore an expression of surprise that Jacobus stainer has been estimated higher ... To account for the apparent inconsistency in the works of stainer, ..."

5. Catalogue of the Allen A. Brown Collection of Music in the Public Library of by Allen Augustus Brown (1915)
"The music by John stainer. [Accomp. for pianoforte.] Octavo edition. London. ... 5 in N.195.3.3 stainer, Sir John, editor. BACH, JS Come unto Me. No. ..."

6. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"LC GIBSON, JOHN (1794 Is.vit, glass- stainer and sheriff of Newcastle, was ai of Newcastle, where he practised as an ornamental and house painter, ..."

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