1. a person who pins things
2. a cap with long flaps that can be pinned to the dress
Usage: historical

Examples

• The seamstress worked as a pinner in the clothing factory.
• She carefully arranged the fabric pieces for the pinner to secure.
• The colonial woman wore a white pinner over her hair.
• Museum displays show how a pinner was fastened with small pins.
• The costume designer recreated an 18th-century pinner for the play.