detainer

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪnə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman detener, from Old French detenir. By surface analysis, detain +‎ -er (action noun suffix). First attested in the 17th century. ==== Noun ==== detainer (plural detainers) (law) The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody. ===== Derived terms ===== unlawful detainer === Etymology 2 === From detain + -er (agent noun suffix). ==== Noun ==== detainer (plural detainers) One who detains. === Anagrams === Naderite, aditeren, antideer, redetain, retained