zipliner, n.

zipliner
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zipliner_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 2021

# ziplinernoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zipliner mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zipliner. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is used in U.S. English.

### How is the noun zipliner pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzɪpˌlʌɪnə/
ZIP-ligh-nuh

#### U.S. English

/ˈzɪpˌlaɪnər/
ZIP-ligh-nuhr

### Where does the noun zipliner come from?

Earliest known use

1990s

The earliest known use of the noun zipliner is in the 1990s.

OED's earliest evidence for zipliner is from 1993, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

zipliner is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: zip line n., ‑er suffix1.

### Nearby entries

1. zip fastener, n. 1925–
2. zip fastening, n. & adj. 1925–
3. zip gun, n. 1914–
4. Ziph, n. 1834–
5. ziphian, n. & adj. 1896
6. ziphiiform, adj. 1891
7. ziphioid, adj. & n. 1861–
8. zipless, adj. 1922–
9. zip line, n. 1970–
10. zip line, v. 1998–
11. zipliner, n.1993–
12. zip lining, n.?1983–
13. zip-lipped, adj. 1943–
14. ziplock, n. 1928–
15. zipped, adj. 1931–
16. zippeite, n. 1850–
17. zipper, n. 1923–
18. zipper, v. 1927–
19. zippered, adj. 1926–
20. zipper foot, n. 1938–
21. zipperhead, n. 1967–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zip line n., ‑er suffix1.
< zip line n. + ‑er suffix1.

Compare later zip line v.

## Meaning & use

Chiefly U.S.

1. 1993–
   A person who slides down a zip line (zip line n.), esp. as a recreational activity.
   1. 1993

      > ‘Zip-liner’ hurt in fall.

      Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2 August (Local section) b4/1 (headline)
   2. 2014

      > At the first of 11 platforms, zip liners get the lay of the land and learn how to navigate the course dangling from a relatively tame, 787-foot line nearly 230 feet from the ground.

      New York Times 21 December (Late edition) (Travel section) 3/5
   U.S. English

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzɪpˌlʌɪnə/
ZIP-ligh-nuh

### U.S. English

/ˈzɪpˌlaɪnər/
ZIP-ligh-nuhr

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

zipliner, n. was first published in March 2021.

zipliner, n. was last modified in March 2024.