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Binner vs Pinner - What's the difference?

binner | pinner |

As proper nouns the difference between binner and pinner

is that binner is of german origin while pinner is an area of the london borough of harrow.

binner

English

Etymology 1

(bin).

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who attempts to earn money from what can be recovered from trash bins, as coin-deposit bottles and cans.

    • Synonyms

    * dumpster diver

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scottish, dialect) A bickering noise.
  • (Scottish, dialect) A state of agitation; flurry.
  • * 1915 , H. Beaton, Benachie , pages 50, 163:
    • Aye, if he wis comin' in his fite claes, bodybulk, I doot ye wid be a' in a binner', as weel's the horses. . . . I kent fin ye wis in sic a ' binner 'it a' wisna richt.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scottish, dialect) To create a bickering noise.
  • * 1768 , A. Ross, Works (S.T.S.) , page 163:
    • To see the lambs come binn'ring down the brae.

    pinner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
  • (obsolete) One who pins or impounds cattle.
  • A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.
  • A cloth band for a gown.
  • * Gay
    • With kerchief starched, and pinners clean.
    English agent nouns