| Definitions of 'retainer' |
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1. (noun) retainer, consideration
a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
2. (noun) servant, retainer
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
3. (noun) retainer
a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment
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| Definitions of 'retainer' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) retainer
one who, or that which, retains
2. (noun) retainer
one who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on
3. (noun) retainer
hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery
4. (noun) retainer
the act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause
5. (noun) retainer
the act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right
6. (noun) retainer
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
7. (noun) retainer
the act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence
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