MAINTAINER

upholder, maintainer, sustainer

(noun) someone who upholds or maintains; “firm upholders of tradition”; “they are sustainers of the idea of democracy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

maintainer (plural maintainers)

Someone who keeps or upholds something.

A person who does maintenance work.

(dentistry) A device used to keep teeth in a given position.

Source: Wiktionary


Main*tain"er, n.

Definition: One who maintains.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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