maintainer
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[edit] Etymology
From Anglo-Norman maintenour, Old French mainteneor, from maintenir (“to maintain”); with later remodelling of the suffix after -er.
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[edit] Noun
maintainer (plural maintainers)
- 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.
- 1526, Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew V:
- A person who does maintenance work.
- (dentistry) A device used to keep teeth in a given position.
