Rainier
Rainier (noun) means a sweet hybrid cherry with thin, pale-yellow skin blushed with red and creamy yellow flesh. Example: “The farmers' market stall was selling Rainier cherries for twice the price of regular sweet cherries.”
How to use Rainier
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA pale yellow-and-red variety of cherry, known for being sweeter and less tart than the common dark cherry.
Capitalize "Rainier" when referring to the cherry cultivar, since it comes from a proper name.
Word forms
Rainiers plural, Rainiers plural
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The farmers' market stall was selling _____ cherries for twice the price of regular sweet cherries.
Etymology
Named after Mount Rainier in Washington State, itself named by a British naval officer after Rear Admiral Peter Rainier.
Rhymes for Rainier
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What does “Rainier” mean?
The word “Rainier” means a sweet hybrid cherry with thin, pale-yellow skin blushed with red and creamy yellow flesh. In plain terms, a pale yellow-and-red variety of cherry, known for being sweeter and less tart than the common dark cherry.
How do you use “Rainier” in a sentence?
Here is “Rainier” used in a sentence: “The farmers' market stall was selling Rainier cherries for twice the price of regular sweet cherries.”
What part of speech is “Rainier”?
“Rainier” is a noun.
What is the meaning of Rainier?
"Rainier" (noun) means a sweet hybrid cherry with thin, pale-yellow skin blushed with red and creamy yellow flesh.