website/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/maintainer.md

title	id	date	full_link	short_description	aka	tags
Maintainer	maintainer	2018-04-12		A highly experienced contributor, active in multiple areas of Kubernetes, who has cross-area ownership and write access to a project's GitHub repository.		community

A highly experienced {{< glossary_tooltip text="contributor" term_id="contributor" >}}, active in multiple areas of Kubernetes, who has cross-area ownership and write access to a project's GitHub repository.

Maintainers work holistically across the project to maintain its health and success and have made substantial contributions, both through code development and broader organizational efforts.