retainer
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
retainer (plural retainers)
- Any thing or person that retains.
- A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
- A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
- A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
- This lawyer charges a retainer for his work.
- (dentistry) A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.
- French: suite
- German: Dienstmann, Gefolgsmann, Vasall
- French: serviteur
- German: Bediensteter
- Russian: слуга́
- Spanish: criado
- French: avance
- French: faux-palais, contention
- German: Retainer, Zahnspange
- Portuguese: aparelho
- Spanish: retenedor
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