detainer

detainer is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who detains. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who detains.
2. noun. The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another's, even though the original taking may have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law.
3. noun. A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in detainer:

retained

Common word forms

detainers

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