RETAINER Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

retainer

noun

ri-ˈtā-nər

Definition of retainer

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 MouthPad is a touchpad that sits over the upper teeth like a slim dental retainer and is controlled with the tip of the tongue. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026 Throughout 2017 Cohen (Lawyer A) submits 10 similar invoices for the remaining months in 2017, but is not on retainer, according to prosecutors. — Jessie Dimartino, ABC News, 29 July 2026 Oberding recalled that Kessler estimated such litigation would require an upfront $1 million retainer and that the conversation ended without any plans to pursue it further. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026 PriorityEvac is contracted with GlobalX to keep a fleet of Airbus 320s on retainer. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for retainer

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Noun

Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Job lost his animals, servants, and 10 children in a single afternoon.

— Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of servant

Noun

The company will monitor employee health, safety, and environmental indicators and proactively submit the results to regulators.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Every employee here, from the bartenders to the spa attendants, always seems to be just one step ahead of you.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of employee

Noun

The film, directed by May el-Toukhy, is set in Denmark in the aftermath of World War II, as a maid prepares to marry her former employer.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

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Noun

About 50,000 doses are intended for front-line and health workers, while 20,000 doses will be used in a clinical trial to study whether the vaccine protects against Bundibugyo virus.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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