Etymograph

English

detainer

From detain + -er (agent noun suffix).

Today it means

noun One who detains.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “detainer”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / detainer