Mainite

English

Etymology

From Maine +‎ -ite.

Noun

Mainite (plural Mainites)

1. (rare) Synonym of Mainer (“inhabitant of the US state of Maine”).
   • 2018, Horace P. Beck, The Folklore of Maine:

     Each year rotted and broken timbers, coins and bric-a-brac are tossed upon the Maine shore line. Some is bought by tourists; some is gathered by Mainites and much is ground to bits.