# meaner

Pronunciation: US say "MEEN-er" /ˈmiːnɚ/; UK say "MEE-nuh" /ˈmiːnə/

## Adjective

1. Comparative of mean. — comparative form of mean: more mean
   - Simple: Comparative of mean. Use this to say someone or something is more mean than another.
   - _The new manager turned out to be meaner than anyone had expected._
   - _Winters in the mountains are meaner than the mild ones back home._

## Noun

2. Someone who intends something or has a particular meaning in mind.
   - Simple: A person who means or intends something by what they say or do.
   - _A message is never fixed by its words alone; what it says depends on its meaner as much as on its reader._
   - _In this view of language, speakers are not passive users of a code but active meaners, choosing among the options their language offers._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/meaner (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).