retainer

English

Etymology

retain +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈteɪn.ə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈteɪn.ɚ/, /ɹəˈteɪn.ɚ/
Rhymes: -eɪnə(r)

Noun

retainer (plural retainers)

Any thing or person that retains.
A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
This lawyer charges a retainer for his work.
(dentistry) A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.

Derived terms

Related terms

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/abstain' title='abstain'>abstain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/abstinence' title='abstinence'>abstinence</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/appertain' title='appertain'>appertain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/attain' title='attain'>attain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/attainable' title='attainable'>attainable</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/contain' title='contain'>contain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/content' title='content'>content</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/continence' title='continence'>continence</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/continent' title='continent'>continent</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/countenance' title='countenance'>countenance</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/detain' title='detain'>detain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/entertain' title='entertain'>entertain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/entertainer' title='entertainer'>entertainer</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/entertaining' title='entertaining'>entertaining</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/entertainment' title='entertainment'>entertainment</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/impertinent' title='impertinent'>impertinent</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/incontinence' title='incontinence'>incontinence</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/incontinency' title='incontinency'>incontinency</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/incontinent' title='incontinent'>incontinent</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/incontinently' title='incontinently'>incontinently</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/lieutenant' title='lieutenant'>lieutenant</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/maintain' title='maintain'>maintain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/maintainer' title='maintainer'>maintainer</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/maintenance' title='maintenance'>maintenance</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/obtain' title='obtain'>obtain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/pertain' title='pertain'>pertain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/pertinence' title='pertinence'>pertinence</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/pertinency' title='pertinency'>pertinency</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/pertinent' title='pertinent'>pertinent</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/retain' title='retain'>retain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/retainer' title='retainer'>retainer</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/retention' title='retention'>retention</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/retentive' title='retentive'>retentive</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/retentiveness' title='retentiveness'>retentiveness</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/retentivity' title='retentivity'>retentivity</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/retentor' title='retentor'>retentor</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sustain' title='sustain'>sustain</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sustainment' title='sustainment'>sustainment</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sustenance' title='sustenance'>sustenance</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/tenant' title='tenant'>tenant</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/tenement' title='tenement'>tenement</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/tenet' title='tenet'>tenet</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/tenor' title='tenor'>tenor</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/tenure' title='tenure'>tenure</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/tenurial' title='tenurial'>tenurial</a>

Translations

a dependent or follower of someone of rank

Esperanto: akompananto
French: suite (fr) f

German: Dienstmann m, Gefolgsmann (de) m, Vasall (de) m
Japanese: 家来 (けらい, kerai)

a paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years

Finnish: palvelija (fi)
French: serviteur (fr) m
German: Bediensteter (de) m

Japanese: 臣下 (ja) (shinka)
Russian: слуга́ (ru) m (slugá)
Spanish: criado (es) m

any thing or person that retains

Finnish: pidike (fi), kiinnitin (fi)

a fee charged for services

Finnish: ennakkopalkkio, ennakkomaksu (fi)
French: avance (fr) f

Russian: предвари́тельный (predvarítelʹnyj) гонора́р (gonorár) (predvarítelʼnyj gonorár) m

a device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment

Dutch: retentiebeugel
Finnish: hammastuki
French: faux-palais (fr) m, contention (fr) f
German: Retainer, Zahnspange (de) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: regulering m or f

Nynorsk: regulering f

Polish: aparat ortodontyczny m
Portuguese: aparelho (pt) m
Spanish: retenedor

Anagrams

Arretine, Eretrian, Eritrean, Renteria, rain tree, rain-tree, raintree

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