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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."

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In 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."

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