# maintainer

> English word · Noun · IPA /meɪnˈteɪnə/ · frequency rank #60,944

## Definitions
1. Someone who keeps or upholds something; a steward.
2. A person who does maintenance work.
3. A device used to keep teeth in a given position.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maintainer