detainer

noun de·tain·er \di-ˈtā-nər\

Definition of DETAINER

: the act of keeping something in one's possession; specifically : the withholding from the rightful owner of something that has lawfully come into the possession of the holder

: detention in custody

: a writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to hold a person in custody

Origin of DETAINER

Anglo-French detenour, alteration of detenir

First Known Use: 1619

Related to DETAINER

Synonyms: detention, detainment, hold, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration

Antonyms: discharge, release

Rhymes with DETAINER

abstainer, campaigner, complainer, container, coplanar, cordwainer, distrainer, entrainer, explainer, lupanar, maintainer, no-brainer, obtainer, ordainer, profaner, restrainer, retainer, sailplaner, sustainer, Trakehner

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