Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who produces the rain. [Nonce-word.]

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  • proper noun An English and American surname.

Etymologies

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Variant of Rayner, a patronymic surname from a medieval given name from Proto-Germanic *ragina (“counsel by the gods”) + Old High German hari ("army"). Also borrowed from modern German.

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Examples

  • Even so, Rainer is encouraged by the roughly 15% who, he says, appear to be “deeply committed” Christians in study, prayer, worship and action.

    Three-Fourths of Millennial’s Say They Are ‘More Spiritual Than Religious’ | Impact Lab 2010

  • Although I can only take her movies in small doses (a little of that “chin down, eyes up” expression goes a long way), the fact that Miss Rainer is still around and feisty as ever at the age of 96 makes me admire her even more.

    The Meteor of MGM : Scrubbles.net 2006

  • I am a snob on one issue, though: Kyle Rainer is not the real Green Lantern!

    Reading Snobbery, Part 2 2006

  • Now, shall I call Rainer and tell him you were here?

    In a Strange City Lippman, Laura, 1959- 2001

  • From the opening of the Sixth Letter in Rainer Maria Rilke's LETTERS TO A YOUNG POET:

    Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2008

  • In a slightly different vein, Pete Wentz has a dog named Hemingway, and this dog is named Rainer, which isn’t a celeb as far as I can tell, but I really wanted to link to the amazing picture because that dog has a beard.

    What celebrity would you name your pet after? | EW.com 2009

  • He chose the one to his right, and reached, at its foot, a long gallery such as Rainer had described.

    Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels

  • He chose the one to his right, and reached, at its foot, a long gallery such as Rainer had described.

    The Triumph Of Night 1916 Edith Wharton 1899

  • Connotations: Little: the actual name Rainey is a derivative of "Rainer,"

    EDSBS 2009

  • Around this time he produced his first portraits, such as Rainer Dying (pencil, 1949; Vienna, Helmut Weis priv. col., see 1984 exh. cat., p. 10).

    O SÉCULO PRODIGIOSO 2009

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