noun
Rainer
noun
1
Something that rains down or releases a shower of something.
"The machine acted as a rainer of confetti over the crowd below."
How to Use Rainer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLiterally, something that produces a shower or downpour of something; also a common surname.
Word Forms
rainers plural
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Etymology
A variant of the surname Rayner, from a medieval Germanic given name combining roots meaning "counsel" and "army."