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retainer

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) retainer (noun)
  2. 2) retainer (noun)
  3. general retainer (noun)
  4. special retainer (noun)

1re·tain·er

noun \ri-ˈtā-nər\

Definition of RETAINER

1
a : a person attached or owing service to a household; especially : servant b : employee
2
: one that retains
3
: a device or structure that holds something in place: as a : the part of a dental replacement (as a bridge) by which it is made fast to adjacent natural teeth b : a dental appliance used to hold teeth in correct position especially following orthodontic treatment

First Known Use of RETAINER

1540

Rhymes with RETAINER

abstainer, campaigner, complainer, container, coplanar, cordwainer, detainer, distrainer, entrainer, explainer, lupanar, maintainer, no-brainer, obtainer, ordainer, profaner, restrainer, sailplaner, sustainer, Trakehner

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