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Definition: Maintainer |
MaintainerNoun1. Someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "maintainer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | Maintainer |
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Synonyms: MaintainerSynonyms: sustainer (n), upholder (n). (additional references) |
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| "Maintainer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Maintainer" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "maintainer": maintainer script. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Containing "maintainer": Non-Maintainer Upload. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
battery maintainer | 8 |
maintainer | 7 |
maintainer space | 3 |
huber maintainer | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "maintainer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 维护员. (various references) | |
Danish | signalreparatoer (signal maintainer, signalman). (various references) | |
Dutch | monteur-seinwezen (signal maintainer, signalman), seinwerker (signal maintainer, signalman). (various references) | |
French | agent d'entretien des signaux (signal maintainer). (various references) | |
German | Verfechter (advocate, asserter, asserters, assertor, assertors, champion, devotee, proponent, protectionist). (various references) | |
Greek | υπάλληλος συντήρησης σημάτων (signal maintainer, signalman). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מפר ס (breadwinner, provider, supporter). (various references) | |
Italian | sostenitore (advocate, asserters, assertor, assertors, backer, booster, seconder, supporter). (various references) | |
Korean | 소송 불법 원조자. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aintainermay.(various references) | |
Romanian | susţinãtor (advocate, backer, breadwinner, friend, supporter, sustainer, sustaining, upholder, upholding). (various references) | |
Spanish | agente de conservación de la señalización (signal maintainer, signalman). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người phải cưu mang. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "maintainer": maintainers. (additional references) | |
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"Maintainer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: amantadine, maintaine, maintainee, maintane, maintence, maintenir, maintenue, minitanker. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "maintainer" (pronounced 'Main*tain"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser, Amender, Amuser, Animadverter, Annealer, Annexer, Annoyer, Anointer, Another, Antiburgher, Anticoherer, Antirenter, Aper, Appeacher, Appealer, Appearer, Appeaser, Applauder, Applier, Appointer, Apposer, Appraiser, Apprehender, Apprizer, Approacher, Archer, Arraigner, Arrayer, Arrester, Arriver, Ascertainer, Asperser, Aspirer, Assailer, Assaulter, Assayer, Assenter, Asserter, Assever, Assigner, Assister, Assizer, Assumer, Assurer, Atafter, Atoner, Attacker, Attempter, Attender, Attirer, Attracter, Augmenter, Autocoherer, Autotransformer, Averter, Avoider, Avoucher, Avower, Avoyer, Awarder, Aweather, Backer, Backslider, Baiter, Baker, Ballooner, Bander, Banker, Baptizer, Barricader, Bather, Bawler, Beaker, Bearer, Beater, Becker, Bedewer, Beflower, Begrimer, Beguiler, Behither, Beholder, Belcher, Beleper, Believer, Bemoaner, Bencher, Bender, Bereaver, Beseecher, Beslaver, Besmearer, Bespeaker, Bestower, Betrayer, Bewailer, Bewitcher, Bewrayer, Binder, Birder, Biter, Blamer, Blasphemer, Blaster, Bleacher, Bleater, Bleeder, Blencher, Blender, Blesser, Blinder, Blinker, Bloater, Blockader, Bloomer, Bluffer, Blusher, Boarder, Booker, Booser, Booster, Boozer, botcher, Bounder, Bourder, Bouser, Boyer, Braiser, Brancher, Brander, Brawler, Brawner, Breaker, Breather, Breeder, Brewer, Briber, Bringer, Broacher, Broider, browser, Bruiser, Brusher, Budger, buffer, Builder, Bulker, Burgher, Burler, Burner, Burster, Buyer, Buzzer, Cajoler, Calciner, Caloyer, Campaigner, Camper, Carder, Carouser, Carper, Carver, Cashierer, Catcher, Causer, Cawker, Cementer, Champer, Charmer, Chastiser, Chaunter, Cheater, Cheerer, Cherimoyer, Chewer, Chicaner, Chider, Chimer, Chirper, Choker, Choler, Chooser, Circumscriber, Citer, Clacker, Claimer, Clamper, Clasper, Cleanser, Cleaver, Clever, Clicker, Clincher, Clinker, Clumper, Coacher, Coaster, Coaxer, Codger, Coherer, Coincider, Coiner, Colluder, Combiner, Come-outer, Comer, Comether, Commander, Commender, Commuter, Compacter, Comparer, Compiler, Complainer, Complier, Composer, Compounder, Compter, Comptroler, Computer, Concealer, Conceiver, Concluder, Concocter, Condenser, Conder, Condoler, Confeder, Confesser, Confider, Confirmer, Conformer, Confounder, Confrier, Confronter, Confuter, Conniver, Consenter, Conserver, Consoler, Conspirer, Constrainer, Constructer, Consulter, Consumer, Container, Contender, Contradicter, Contravener, Contriver, Convener, Converser, Converter, Conveyer, Cooter, Coplaner, Corer, Corrupter, Cosher, Coucher, Cougher, Courser, Courter, Cowalker, Coworker, cracker, Craker, Craver, crawler, Creeper, Crier, Crimper, Crisper, Croaker, Crocker, Crofter, Crusader, Crusher, Cryer, Culler, Curer, Curler, Curser, Curtailer, Dansker, Darer, Darner, Dasher, Dater, Dauber, Daunter, Dealer, Debaser, Debater, Debaucher, Decanter, Decayer, Deceiver, Decider, Decker, Declaimer, Declarer, Decliner, Decoherer, Decoyer, Decreer, Decrier, Defamer, Defaulter, Defender, Defenser, Defier, Defiler, Definer, Deflourer, Deflower, Deformer, Deforser, Defrauder, Defrayer, Dehorter, Dejecter, Delayer, Delighter, Deluder, Delver, Demander, Depainter, Departer, Depender, Deposer, Depraver, Depriver, Derider, Deriver, Descanter, descender, Describer, Descrier, Deserter, Deserver, Designer, Desirer, Despairer, Despiser, Despoiler, Desponder, Detailer, Detainer, Detecter, Detester. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-i-m-n-n-r-t" | |
-1 letter: inanimate. | |
-2 letters: amanitin, animater, antiarin, maintain, marinate, trainman, trainmen, triennia. | |
-3 letters: airtime, amentia, amirate, animate, antiair, antiman, entrain, inertia, interim, intimae, mannite, martian, martini, minaret, mintier, raiment, ramenta, remnant, tamarin, termini, tinnier. | |
-4 letters: airman, airmen, amrita, anemia, antiar, etamin, imaret, inaner, inmate, innate, intern, intima, intime, intine, manner, mantra, marina, marine, marten, martin, minter, mitier, narine, ramate, ratine, remain, remint, retain, retina, taenia, tamari, tamein, tanner, tinier, tinman, tinmen, tinner. | |
-5 letters: aimer, amain, ament, amine, amnia, anear, anent, anima, anime, animi, antae, antra, antre, arena, armet, atman, atria, entia, imine, inane, inarm, inert, inner, inter, irate, manat, mania, manna, manta, maria, mater, matin, meant, menta, merit, minae, miner, miter, mitre, naira, namer, niter, nitre, ramen, ramet, ramie, ratan, reata, reman, remit, renin, retia, riant, riata, tamer, tenia, terai, tiara, timer, tinea, train, trine. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-i-i-m-n-n-r-t" | |
+1 letter: maintainers, reanimating, reanimation. | |
+2 letters: emargination, interlaminar, reanimations. | |
+3 letters: animadverting, antisubmarine, emarginations, germanization, intermarginal, mainstreaming, reexamination, terminational. | |
+4 letters: germanizations, interanimation, mineralization, reexaminations, reimplantation. | |
+5 letters: interanimations, mineralizations, parliamentarian, postmillenarian, preimplantation, recombinational, recontaminating, recontamination, reimplantations, renormalization, transilluminate. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 69 6E 74 61 69 6E 65 72 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- .. -. - .- .. -. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01101001 01101110 01110100 01100001 01101001 01101110 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a i n t a i n e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 0069 006E 0074 0061 0069 006E 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47677580866775807184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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