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English *noun*: fastener
1.	fastener (person) a person who fastens or makes fast
		Samples	He found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was.
		Broader (hypernym)	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

2.	fastener (artifact) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
		Synonyms	fastening, fixing, holdfast
		Broader (hypernym)	constraint, restraint
		Narrower (hyponym)	bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, cottar, cotter, cringle, dowel, dowel pin, eyelet, fillet, grommet, grummet, hook and eye, joggle, karabiner, knot, lashing, link, linkup, lock, locker, loop, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, press stud, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, snap, snap fastener, snap ring, stopping, tie, tie-in, toggle, toggle bolt, wiggle nail, zip, zip fastener, zipper

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