"retentionist" meaning in English

See retentionist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: retention + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retention|ist}} retention + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} retentionist (not comparable)
  1. Favouring retention Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-retentionist-en-adj-82Hzys~p

Noun

Forms: retentionists [plural]
Etymology: retention + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retention|ist}} retention + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} retentionist (plural retentionists)
  1. A person who advocates retention
    Sense id: en-retentionist-en-noun-x2AgZj3c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 17 83

Inflected forms

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