メンテイナーの意味、語源など | オックスフォード英語辞典

maintainer, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Skip to main content Factsheet Etymology Meaning & use Pronunciation Forms Frequency Compounds & derived words Dictionary Historical Thesaurus Factsheet Quotations Hide all quotations Factsheet What does the noun maintainer mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun maintainer , five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. maintainer has developed meanings and uses in subjects including law (Middle English) mining (mid 1700s) clocks and watches (1880s) See meaning & use How common is the noun maintainer ? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English 1750 0.52 1760 0.54 1770 0.51 1780 0.5 1790 0.44 1800 0.44 1810 0.41 1820 0.43 1830 0.43 1840 0.41 1850 0.38 1860 0.34 1870 0.28 1880 0.25 1890 0.21 1900 0.18 1910 0.16 1920 0.15 1930 0.15 1940 0.16 1950 0.16 1960 0.17 1970 0.2 1980 0.21 1990 0.23 2000 0.24 2010 0.25 See frequency What is the etymology of the noun maintainer ? maintainer is a borrowing from French . Etymons: French maintenour , mainteneor . See etymology What is the earliest known use of the noun maintainer ? Earliest known use Middle English The earliest known use of the noun maintainer is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for maintainer is from before 1325, in Statutes of the Realm . See meaning & use How is the noun maintainer pronounced? British English /meɪnˈteɪnə/ mayn-TAY-nuh /mənˈteɪnə/ muhn-TAY-nuh U.S. English /meɪnˈteɪnər/ mayn-TAY-nuhr See pronunciation Nearby entries mainstreeting, n. 1959– mainstrong, adj. Old English–1275 main succulente, n. 1900– maint, adj. 1706–1866 maintain, n. ?1473–1599 maintain, v. a1325– maintainability, n. 1856– maintainable, adj. 1435– maintainableness, n. 1727– maintained, adj. 1536– maintainer, n. a1325– maintaining, n. a1387– maintaining power, n. 1766– maintaining wheel, n. 1874–84 maintainment, n. ?c1500– maintenance, n. c1350– maintenance agreement, n. 1951– maintenance contract, n. 1915– maintenance dialysis, n. 1966– maintenance-free, adj. 1968– maintenance grant, n. 1914– Browse more nearby entries Etymology Thank you for visiting Oxford English Dictionary To continue reading, please sign in below or purchase a subscription. After purchasing, please sign in below to access the content. View our subscription options Personal account Access or purchase personal subscriptions Get our newsletter Save searches Set display preferences Sign in Register Institutional access Sign in through your institution Sign in with library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian Institutional account management Sign in as administrator on Oxford Academic Meaning & use Thank you for visiting Oxford English Dictionary To continue reading, please sign in below or purchase a subscription. After purchasing, please sign in below to access the content. View our subscription options Personal account Access or purchase personal subscriptions Get our newsletter Save searches Set display preferences Sign in Register Institutional access Sign in through your institution Sign in with library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian Institutional account management Sign in as administrator on Oxford Academic Pronunciation Thank you for visiting Oxford English Dictionary To continue reading, please sign in below or purchase a subscription. After purchasing, please sign in below to access the content. View our subscription options Personal account Access or purchase personal subscriptions Get our newsletter Save searches Set display preferences Sign in Register Institutional access Sign in through your institution Sign in with library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian Institutional account management Sign in as administrator on Oxford Academic Forms Thank you for visiting Oxford English Dictionary To continue reading, please sign in below or purchase a subscription. After purchasing, please sign in below to access the content. View our subscription options Personal account Access or purchase personal subscriptions Get our newsletter Save searches Set display preferences Sign in Register Institutional access Sign in through your institution Sign in with library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian Institutional account management Sign in as administrator on Oxford Academic Frequency Thank you for visiting Oxford English Dictionary To continue reading, please sign in below or purchase a subscription. After purchasing, please sign in below to access the content. View our subscription options Personal account Access or purchase personal subscriptions Get our newsletter Save searches Set display preferences Sign in Register Institutional access Sign in through your institution Sign in with library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian Institutional account management Sign in as administrator on Oxford Academic Compounds & derived words Thank you for visiting Oxford English Dictionary To continue reading, please sign in below or purchase a subscription. After purchasing, please sign in below to access the content. View our subscription options Personal account Access or purchase personal subscriptions Get our newsletter Save searches Set display preferences Sign in Register Institutional access Sign in through your institution Sign in with library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian Institutional account management Sign in as administrator on Oxford Academic Entry history for maintainer, n. maintainer, n. was revised in June 2000. maintainer, n. was last modified in December 2025. Revision of the OED is a long-term project, and oed.com is a living text, updated every three months. Modifications may include: corrections and revisions to definitions, especially to improve clarity, accuracy, or intelligibility; new or updated quotation evidence, and reverified or redated bibliographical information; new or updated pronunciations (transcriptions and audio files); new or revised etymological information and improved coverage of variant spellings; new senses or phrases added in print and online updates since OED2 (1989). Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into maintainer, n. in December 2025. Earlier versions of this entry were published in: OED First Edition (1904) Find out more OED Second Edition (1989) Find out more View maintainer in OED Second Edition Cite Permanent link: Chicago 18 Oxford English Dictionary , “ ,” , . Copy to clipboard Copied to clipboard MLA 9 “ ” Oxford English Dictionary , Oxford UP, , . Copy to clipboard Copied to clipboard APA 7 Oxford University Press. (n.d.). In Oxford English dictionary . Retrieved , from Copy to clipboard Copied to clipboard Select format to download citation .ris (Papers, Zotero) .enw (EndNote) .txt (RefWorks) Download Contribute Please submit your feedback for maintainer, n. Please include your email address if you are happy to be contacted about your feedback. OUP will not use this email address for any other purpose. Section (required) Factsheet Etymology Meaning & use Pronunciation Forms Frequency Compounds & derived words Other Feedback (required) Submit Citation details Factsheet for maintainer, n. Browse entry Nearby entries mainstreeting, n. 1959– mainstrong, adj. Old English–1275 main succulente, n. 1900– maint, adj. 1706–1866 maintain, n. ?1473–1599 maintain, v. a1325– maintainability, n. 1856– maintainable, adj. 1435– maintainableness, n. 1727– maintained, adj. 1536– maintainer, n. a1325– maintaining, n. a1387– maintaining power, n. 1766– maintaining wheel, n. 1874–84 maintainment, n. ?c1500– maintenance, n. c1350– maintenance agreement, n. 1951– maintenance contract, n. 1915– maintenance dialysis, n. 1966– maintenance-free, adj. 1968– maintenance grant, n. 1914– Browse more nearby entries