piner noun6 •(rare) Someone who is pining for something. •Someone who fells Huon pine trees; a logger, someone involved in the Huon timber trade.Then there was Bunny D—, an Aboriginal piner who had been in the camps with Dad and who was famed for his bush skills. — 2023 •An animal or creature starving or suffering from a wasting disease. •(Southern-US) Someone who lives in a region where pine trees grow; a pinelander. •(Scotland) A labourer, especially a turf cutter. •(no longer used) A torturer. formspiners