maintainer noun. [meɪn'teɪnǝ, mǝn-] Also (esp. in sense 2) maintainor. ME.
[formed as MAINTAINABLE + -ER¹, -OR.]
1. gen. A person who or thing which maintains someone or something. ME.

2. Law (now Hist.). A person who unlawfully supports a suit in which he or she is not concerned. LME.

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