# retentionist

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person who advocates retention
2. A person or government who advocates retention of the death penalty

## Etymology
From retention + -ist.

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