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



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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