Berliner

¹ American

[bur-luh-ner] / ˈbɜr lə nər /

noun

Emile, 1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.

Berliner ² American

[bur-lin-er] / bɜrˈlɪn ər /

noun

a native or resident of Berlin, Germany.

Berliner British

/ bɜːˈlɪnə /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Berlin
a newspaper having a format between that of a broadsheet and a tabloid, approximately 18.5 inches by 12.4 inches (47 x 31.5 centimetres)

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Etymology

Origin of Berliner

First recorded in 1855–60; Berlin + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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They also brandished placards emblazoned with various messages playing on the company's name, such as "Berliners Axed, Shareholders Flourishing" and "Budget Above Staff Futures?"

From Barron's

In 1887 German-American inventor Emile Berliner invented the flat shellac disk, quickly saw its advantage for mass production, and patented a device to play them, the gramophone, that same year.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a winter cold snap grips Germany, Berliners have been slip-sliding on ice-covered footpaths, driving a heated debate on whether the capital should use environmentally damaging salt to melt away the hazard.

From Barron's

Yet here, on the Berliners’ own label, is a deluxe set of 24 discs, complete with lavish hardbound book, featuring Karajan and the orchestra in radio broadcasts from 1953 through 1969.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or even a scrumptious Berliner Pfannkuchen, filled with marmalade and dusted with powdered sugar?

From Literature

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