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as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
knights being dressed for battle by their retainers
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as in employee
one who works for another for wages or a salary
lifelong civil service retainers
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Recent Examples of retainer
Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse.
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Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
Dental devices, such as mandibular advancement devices and tongue retainers, can also provide some relief.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Shipman & Goodwin already was on a retainer with the state to manage the production of documents subpoenaed by investigators in an unrelated corruption case involving school construction grants, as well as a federal inquiry into state police ticketing.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
Advisors can be compensated through cash retainers, per-meeting fees, equity grants and expense reimbursements.
—Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
Dental devices, such as mandibular advancement devices and tongue retainers, can also provide some relief.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Shipman & Goodwin already was on a retainer with the state to manage the production of documents subpoenaed by investigators in an unrelated corruption case involving school construction grants, as well as a federal inquiry into state police ticketing.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
Advisors can be compensated through cash retainers, per-meeting fees, equity grants and expense reimbursements.
—Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retainer
Noun
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The first, to focus on, was related to the second—to wait on, as a servant.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Besides Valjean, the film’s key characters are the bishop, as well as his servant and sister.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2025
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The president also signed an executive order banning federal employees from working remotely on Monday, which may be part of a strategy to gut the federal workforce and replace vacancies with workers who are explicitly loyal to Trump.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The couple alleges that they were racially profiled by employees of the airline after Williams, a Black man, was accused of trafficking his own wife, Shasholka, a Russian national.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This corruption exists at all levels, from the courts and local police — which help poachers and traffickers avoid prosecution — to the guides, maids, contractors, and other service workers who get paid for information.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
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Here, Angela Brown, CEO of Savvy Cleaner, a company that trains house cleaners and maids, shares her no-fail cleaning tips for how to treat stains and keep wall-to-wall carpeting looking its best.—
Jennifer Beck Goldblatt,
Architectural Digest,
9 Jan. 2025
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The president also signed an executive order banning federal employees from working remotely on Monday, which may be part of a strategy to gut the federal workforce and replace vacancies with workers who are explicitly loyal to Trump.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Most Popular Trump’s moves to slash federal workers are raising alarms in Maryland Maryland’s finances are in the red.—
Brian Wacker,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Retainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retainer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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