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English noun: retainer | |||
| 1. | retainer (possession) a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone | ||
| Synonyms | consideration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fee | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | quid, quid pro quo | ||
| 2. | retainer (person) a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) | ||
| Synonyms | servant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worker | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | body servant, cabin boy, domestic, domestic help, factotum, familiar, flunkey, flunky, house servant, lackey, major-domo, manservant, menial, scullion, seneschal, servant girl, serving girl | ||
| 3. | retainer (artifact) a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dental appliance | ||
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