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withholder vs restrainer

restrainer vs withholder

withholder and restrainer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
withholder Yes No No No
restrainer Yes No No No
As nouns, restrainer is a hypernym of withholder; that is, restrainer is a word with a broader meaning than withholder:
  • withholder: a person who restrains or checks or holds back
  • restrainer: a person who directs and restrains
Other hypernyms of withholder include controller.
withholder (noun) restrainer (noun)
a person who restrains or checks or holds back a person who directs and restrains
a person who refrains from granting a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
Difference between withholder and restrainer

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