retentor

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor (plural retentors)

1. A muscle which holds a body part in place, notably in extended or retracted position

Anagrams

• rottener

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor m (plural retentoren or retentors or retentores, diminutive retentortje n)

1. (law) The holder of a right of retensio, i.e. to keep something one doesn't own

Etymology

From retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /reˈten.tor/, [rɛˈtɛn.tɔr]

Noun

retentor m (genitive retentōris); third declension

1. One who holds back; detainer, retainer

References

• retentor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• retentor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor m (plural retentores)

1. retainer (any thing or person that retains)
2. (law) holder (person who holds a property)

Adjective

retentor m (feminine singular retentora, masculine plural retentores, feminine plural retentoras, comparable)

1. retaining (that retains)