maintainer

as inmainstay
as insupport/supporter

Synonyms for maintainer

noun chief support

mainstays

noun. chief support

Word Origin & History

mid-13c., "to practice habitually," from Anglo-French meintenir (Old French maintenir, 12c.) "keep (a wife), sustain; persevere in, practice continually," from Latin manu tenere "hold in the hand," from manu, ablative of manus "hand" (see manual) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "to carry on, keep up" is from mid-14c.; that of "to keep oneself, to support" is from late 14c. Sense of "to defend in speech" is from mid-14c. Related: Maintained; maintaining; maintains.

Example Sentences for maintainer

The maintainer is like the Arab; he never refuses to entertain a guest.

Yes, he said, that is quite what the maintainer of justice say.

But the Maintainer was gone and the Void hadn't closed in, yet.

Any person proved to be a maintainer or embracer shall forfeit 400s.

I regarded my preserver with a higher feeling than a fond son may bear towards the mere author and maintainer of his existence.

The party which performed this service came into power as the maintainer of voluntary union.

Tercio—and here's the real meat of it—the Place folds without the Maintainer.

We'd got dry, were feeling human, Illy here had shed his swimsuit, when we looked at the Maintainer.

If we could have, we'd have even Introverted the Maintainer, broken all the ties that bind us, chanced it incommunicado.

Not me, though—I was still grateful to the Maintainer for getting me out of that spot, whatever other it had got us all into.

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Synonyms for maintainer

mainstays

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