Definitions

1. noun

A person or thing that chains or is used for chaining, especially a device for connecting and pulling a heavy load.

“The construction crew used a chainer to move the heavy machinery across the site.”

2. noun

A person who or thing that causes or is associated with a chain reaction, especially in a chemical reaction.

“The chainer in the experiment caused a rapid increase in temperature.”

3. noun

A device or mechanism that chains or connects things, especially in a machine or a piece of equipment.

“The chainer in the printer was jammed and needed to be replaced.”

4. verb

to attach or connect something with a chain.

“The hiker chainer her backpack to the tree to keep it from getting lost.”