Maintainer
/meɪnˈteɪnər/
Definition
The person or team responsible for reviewing contributions, merging PRs, and deciding the direction of an open-source project.
Example in context
"The maintainer reviewed the PR in 3 days and requested changes — be patient with open-source reviewers."
Practice this term
Master Maintainer in context by working through exercises in the Open Source & Community module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.