remainer meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

Remainer

nounalso spelled Remainer

Etymology From remain + -er (ideological suffix).

Government, Politics UK Someone who supports the United Kingdom remaining within the European Union.

During the years following the EU referendum, Brexiters and Remainers both claimed him as their own.2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 39:

noun

Etymology From remain + -er.

One who remains.

Government, Politics UK Alternative letter-case form of Remainer.

The government’s “bullish” and “macho” approach to Brexit should not stop Conservative backbenchers from tabling amendments to the crucial repeal bill, a leading Tory remainer has said.2017 September 4, “End ‘macho’ Brexit posturing, Anna Soubry urges May”, in The Guardian:
The reason this once-devout remainer doggedly sticks to these lines is obvious: even if opinion polling suggests that residual popular belief in Brexit is now ebbing away, the Labour party has to secure the support of people who voted leave in 2016, switched from Labour to the Tories in 2019, and would supposedly greet any talk of revisiting the basics of Brexit with anger and dismay.2023 January 1, John Harris, “The wreckage of Brexit is all around us. How long can our politicians indulge in denial?”, in The Guardian: