1
as in servants
a person hired to perform household or personal services
knights being dressed for battle by their retainers
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2
as in employes
one who works for another for wages or a salary
lifelong civil service retainers
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employees
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The report’s headline finding—claiming that just six per cent of federal employees work full time in their offices—was quickly debunked.—
Charlie Tyson,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025 -
That would require terminating tens of thousands of employees after the VA expanded during the Biden administration, as well as to cover veterans impacted by burn pits under the 2022 PACT Act.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Retainers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retainers. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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