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main⋅stream⋅er

  [meyn-stree-mer]
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–noun
a member of the mainstream.
Origin:
1960–65; mainstream + -er 1
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main·stream   (mān'strēm')   
n.  The prevailing current of thought, influence, or activity: "You need not accept the nominee's ideology, only be able to locate it in the American mainstream" (Charles Krauthammer).
adj.  Representing the prevalent attitudes, values, and practices of a society or group: mainstream morality.
tr.v.   main·streamed, main·stream·ing, main·streams

  1. To integrate (a student with special needs) into regular school classes.

  2. To incorporate into a prevailing group.

main'stream'er n.
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