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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Recent Examples of retainers
Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Or, Wu suggested, instead of opting for clear plastic aligners, a person could get metal braces or retainers.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Avoiding flat retainers and aligning SOWs to key outcomes will be highly respected by an investor who has operational expertise.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Commercial products may be labeled as water retainers or penetrants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Or, Wu suggested, instead of opting for clear plastic aligners, a person could get metal braces or retainers.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Avoiding flat retainers and aligning SOWs to key outcomes will be highly respected by an investor who has operational expertise.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Commercial products may be labeled as water retainers or penetrants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retainers
Noun
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Of those who stay, more than eighty per cent work in the informal sector—as domestic servants, street hawkers, porters, cleaners.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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In the 1841 census, fourteen people were living in the farmhouse, nine of them children, three servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are plenty of roles available if Harry wants to work inside Disneyland or Disney California Adventure as a cast member, Disney parlance for employees.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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The closures – and layoffs of 900 corporate employees – are part of a $1 billion restructuring plan.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Retainers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retainers. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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