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
All except the retainer fees are tied to certain benchmarks.
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Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The retainer agreement said the case would be done when charges were dismissed, or Diaz was acquitted or convicted.
—David J. Neal
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
He was paid a $4,000 monthly retainer in the 2022-23 school year.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Vatican Media will be running a multi-camera live signal of the funeral but news agencies and networks are also setting up on balconies and terraces overlooking St Peter’s Square, many of which were secured by monthly retainers years ago for substantial amounts of money.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
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Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The retainer agreement said the case would be done when charges were dismissed, or Diaz was acquitted or convicted.
—David J. Neal
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
He was paid a $4,000 monthly retainer in the 2022-23 school year.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Vatican Media will be running a multi-camera live signal of the funeral but news agencies and networks are also setting up on balconies and terraces overlooking St Peter’s Square, many of which were secured by monthly retainers years ago for substantial amounts of money.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retainer
Noun
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Julia is dressed quite plainly in servants’ clothing, while Henry looks slightly more well-to-do, though he’s also fitted in muted browns (and notably is wearing a kilt!).—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
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Another character dreams of running away to operate a shrimp boat with her Filipino servant, an aesthete who paints watercolors and practices his French.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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Nearly 50% of employees say their bosses don’t understand them or their jobs, according to the April 2025 Workplace Perception Gap Survey from HR platform The Predictive Index, which sampled 1,000 workers across different industries, age groups and job levels.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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When The Brand And The Experience Don’t Match One of the fastest ways to detect culture drift is to compare your external brand promise to the day-to-day employee and customer experience.—
Bryant Richardson,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Molly the maid, by now promoted to head maid at her posh hotel, is on the spectrum, and her literal understanding of the world makes for both funny moments and good insights.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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Could the maid be delivering a letter from another suitor?—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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One especially calm night allowed time for Benesch to quiz the health workers while surgeons were otherwise occupied operating in theaters.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Aug. 2025
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The agency declined to name the company that was employing the construction workers and said that the safety report could take four to five months to be completed.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Retainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retainer. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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