1
as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
knights being dressed for battle by their retainers
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2
as in employee
one who works for another for wages or a salary
lifelong civil service retainers
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Recent Examples of retainer
One demanded a $5,000 retainer, another was unable to assist outside of asylum law, and the third pressured them for payment during the initial consultation.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Agencies collect monthly retainers while crossing their fingers that editors will bite on their story angles.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
For their work, Tai Ginsberg bills a monthly retainer of $45,000, plus another $10,000 a month for Raucci and Sullivan.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
All except the retainer fees are tied to certain benchmarks.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Agencies collect monthly retainers while crossing their fingers that editors will bite on their story angles.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
For their work, Tai Ginsberg bills a monthly retainer of $45,000, plus another $10,000 a month for Raucci and Sullivan.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
All except the retainer fees are tied to certain benchmarks.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retainer
Noun
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Well, Agnes is aware that Mrs. Winterton used to be a servant.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Stories of haughty people scheming and plucky servants improving alarm clocks attract smaller audiences than, say, trench warfare.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Starting wages for employees at the Leavenworth facility are $28.25 an hour plus benefits, Gustin said, adding that new hires are paid during and after their training period, even as the prison cells remain empty.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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Offer Communication Training for Everyone Rather than expecting underrepresented groups to adapt to the dominant culture, train all employees in inclusive communication practices.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His mother worked as a maid to support him and his three sisters.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
30 July 2025
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She has been depicted in numerous film, television and theater adaptations, most recently in Lifetime’s The Lizzie Borden Chronicles starring Christina Ricci as Borden, and the 2018 feature film Lizzie starring Chloë Sevigny as the title character and Kristen Stewart as a maid.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
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After a mid-July fire broke out at the Franklin Walmart, shutting down the store, workers are thanking first responders with new grills and food.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Through Donald Trump's AI Action Plan, the president has similarly emphasized speed, pushing for federal workers to adopt AI as quickly as possible.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Retainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retainer. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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