Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
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
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
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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