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retainer
1[ ri-tey-ner ]
noun
- a person or thing that retains.
- a servant or attendant who has served a family for many years.
- Orthodontics.
- a fixed or removable device worn in the mouth to hold the teeth in their new position during the adaptive period after straightening appliances have been removed.
- Prosthodontics. a part on a bridge or the like by which the bridge is attached to the natural teeth.
retainer
/ rɪˈteɪnə /
noun
- history a supporter or dependant of a person of rank, esp a soldier
- a servant, esp one who has been with a family for a long time
- a clip, frame, or similar device that prevents a part of a machine, engine, etc, from moving
- a dental appliance for holding a loose tooth or prosthetic device in position
- a fee paid in advance to secure first option on the services of a barrister, jockey, etc
- a reduced rent paid for a flat, room, etc, during absence to reserve it for future use
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- re·tainer·ship noun
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Example Sentences
Like any high-powered attorney who charges $100,000 for a retainer, Bolt always seems to be one step ahead of the competition.
One of the perks offered by the challenge is help from a list of professionals the foundation will keep on retainer.
McKesson pays its directors an annual cash retainer of $75,000.
Is it worth it for these companies to keep stars and their keepers on retainer?
"Very well," said the other, handing him a check for twenty-five dollars as a retainer, and straightway left the office.
It was very annoying—more than ever—to the Elder when he was required to put up twenty-five dollars in cash as a retainer.
He said with a touch of mock irony: "The sailor shall play his part—the obedient retainer of the house of Devlin."
His retainer fees are large; his work is exact; he is a man looked up to by those in the profession following a general practice.
It was the custom for each retainer to fit out his men according to his own taste, and at his own expense.
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