RETAINER

retainer

(noun) a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment

servant, retainer

(noun) a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

retainer, consideration

(noun) a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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.

(dentistry) A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.

Anagrams

• Arretine, Eretrian, Eritrean, Renteria, rain tree, rain-tree, raintree

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*tain"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, retains.

2. One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.

3. Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery. Cowell.

4. (Law) (a) The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause. (b) The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right. (c) A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause, or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; -- called also retaining fee. Bouvier. Blackstone.

5. The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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