Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
binner. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
binner, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
binner in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
binner you have here. The definition of the word
binner will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
binner, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From bin + -er.
Noun
binner (plural binners)
- One who attempts to earn money from what can be recovered from trash bins, as coin-deposit bottles and cans.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
binner (plural binners)
- (Scotland, dialect) A bickering noise.
- (Scotland, dialect) A state of agitation; flurry.
1915, H. Beaton, Benachie, pages 50, 163:Aye, if he wis comin' in his fite claes, bodybulk, I doot ye wid be a' in a binner, as weel's the horses. . . . I kent fin ye wis in sic a binner 'it a' wisna richt.
Verb
binner (third-person singular simple present binners, present participle binnering, simple past and past participle binnered)
- (Scotland, dialect) To create a bickering noise.
1768, A. Ross, Works (S.T.S.), page 163:To see the lambs come binn'ring down the brae.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
binner m or f
- indefinite plural of binne
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
binner f
- indefinite plural of binne