1
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
In addition to the charges, he has also been issued a warrant out of the Suffolk Superior Court for violation of probation and a parole retainer.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The TikTok creator was landing retainer deals, working with big brands, and signing onto monthly video packages.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026
How To Improve Your Soil's Moisture Retention A short-term solution for small areas or containers with hydrophobic soil is a commercial wetting agent, often called water retainers or penetrants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
The Heat need a toe doctor on retainer.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The TikTok creator was landing retainer deals, working with big brands, and signing onto monthly video packages.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026
How To Improve Your Soil's Moisture Retention A short-term solution for small areas or containers with hydrophobic soil is a commercial wetting agent, often called water retainers or penetrants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
The Heat need a toe doctor on retainer.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retainer
Noun
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One is a military veteran who pitches himself as a lifelong civic servant and recently tossed his name in the hat.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
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Pamela, a servant, rejects the advances of her wealthy employer and thereby induces him to marry her.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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SpaceX's first employee and Elon Musk shared an enthusiasm for model rockets.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The employee rejected his advances and reported it to supervisors, Golf Digest reported.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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On the other side of the dining room, a swinging door leads to a kitchen with glass-front cabinets and a door to a maid’s room with another bathroom.—
Jesse Armas,
Curbed,
16 June 2026
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Now footsteps are heard rushing up from the floor below, and Varsha is soon surrounded by her aunt’s retinue of maids and household staff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Some of the architects of this revolution are front and center in Seiler’s image, an homage to the famous 1932 photograph of construction workers on a steel beam 800 feet above the RCA building in New York City, which TIME named as one of the 100 most influential photographs of all time.—
D.W. Pine,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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The 300-bed hospital was overflowing with patients at the time of the strike, an aid worker said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Retainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retainer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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