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MAINTAINER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does maintainer mean?
• MAINTAINER (noun)
The noun MAINTAINER has 1 sense:
1. someone who upholds or maintains
Familiarity information: MAINTAINER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who upholds or maintains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
maintainer; sustainer; upholder
Context example:
they are sustainers of the idea of democracy
Hypernyms ("maintainer" is a kind of...):
admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)
Derivation:
maintain (cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., 'keep clean')
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