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restrainer vs withholder

withholder vs restrainer

restrainer and withholder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
restrainer Yes No No No
withholder Yes No No No
As nouns, withholder is a hyponym of restrainer; that is, withholder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than restrainer:
  • restrainer: a person who directs and restrains
  • withholder: a person who restrains or checks or holds back
Other hyponyms of restrainer include nazi, overcomer, subduer, surmounter, suppresser, suppressor.
restrainer (noun) withholder (noun)
a person who directs and restrains a person who restrains or checks or holds back
a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film a person who refrains from granting
Difference between restrainer and withholder

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