fastener

noun

1. a person who fastens or makes fast; “he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was”

   Less specific

   • person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

2. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

   Synonyms

   • fastening, holdfast, fixing

   Less specific

   • restraint, constraint

   More specific

   • bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothespin, clothes pin, clothes peg, corrugated fastener (more) , wiggle nail, cotter, cottar, cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie, tie-in, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, sealing wax, seal, slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip fastener, snap, snap fastener, press stud, toggle, toggle bolt