noun
Meaning 1
Someone who keeps or upholds something; a steward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He become the maintainer of the software project.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
maintainer
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /meɪnˈteɪnə/
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rhymes with -eɪnə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
A person who does maintenance work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A device used to keep teeth in a given position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
someone who upholds or maintains
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- firm upholders of tradition
- they are sustainers of the idea of democracy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: upholder, sustainer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman maintenour, Old French mainteneor, from maintenir (“to maintain”); with later remodelling of the suffix after -er. By surface analysis, maintain + -er.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 維護者 /维护者 (wéihùzhě) — someone who keeps or upholds something
- Italian: responsabile — someone who keeps or upholds something
- Estonian: hooldaja — a person who does maintenance work
- German: Hauptentwickler — a person who does maintenance work
- Italian: manutentore — a person who does maintenance work
- Portuguese: mantedor — a person who does maintenance work
- Portuguese: mantedora — a person who does maintenance work
- Portuguese: mantenedor — a person who does maintenance work