noun
- a person who pins things
- 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.