different between grainer vs rainer

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???e??.n?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???e??.n?/

Etymology

From grain +? -er.

Noun

grainer (plural grainers)

1. A knife for taking the hair off skins.
2. An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.
3. One who grains (paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc).
4. A brush or tool used for such painting.
5. (rail transportation, US) A type of railroad car that carries grain.

Anagrams

• Garnier, Granier, angrier, earring, rangier, rearing

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e.ne/, /???.ne/

Verb

grainer

1. to granulate
2. to seed

Conjugation

Derived terms

• grainage

Further reading

• “grainer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

rain +? -er

Noun

rainer (plural rainers)

1. (rare) That which rains, or dispenses something in a shower.
   • c, 1893-1899, Ralph T. H. Griffith (translator), The Vedas

     Indra, Brhaspati, rainers of treasure, rejoicing at this sacrifice drink the Soma.

   • 1974, Arthur Chapman Barnes, The Sugar Cane (page 190)

     Pressure volume relationships determine the quantity of water discharged from rainers of different sizes of nozzle in a given time over the area of the wetted circles […]

French

Etymology

rainure +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e.ne/

Verb

rainer

1. (transitive) to groove (make a groove in)

Conjugation

Further reading

• “rainer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Verb

rainer

1. Alternative form of reignier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.