English Explanatory Dictionary

detainer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.
noun
  1. One who detains.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

detainer detainers

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman detener, from Old French detenir. By surface analysis, detain + -er (action noun suffix). First attested in the 17th century.

Derived words

unlawful detainer
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