maintainer

From Anglo-Norman maintenour, Old French mainteneor, from maintenir (“to maintain”); with later remodelling of the suffix after -er.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /meɪnˈteɪnə/
• Rhymes: -eɪnə(ɹ)

maintainer (plural maintainers)

1. Someone who keeps or upholds something.
   • 1526, Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew V:

     Blessed are the maynteyners of peace: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God.

2. A person who does maintenance work.
3. (dentistry) A device used to keep teeth in a given position.

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