RETAINER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment
   Hypernyms(s) retainer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dental appliance (what does dental appliance mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
   Synonym(s)
   • servant (what does servant mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) retainer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • worker (what does worker mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • body servant (what does body servant mean?)
   • cabin boy (what does cabin boy mean?)
   • domestic (what does domestic mean?)
   • domestic help (what does domestic help mean?)
   • house servant (what does house servant mean?)
   • factotum (what does factotum mean?)
   • familiar (what does familiar mean?)
   • lackey (what does lackey mean?)
   • flunky (what does flunky mean?)
   • flunkey (what does flunkey mean?)
   • major-domo (what does major-domo mean?)
   • seneschal (what does seneschal mean?)
   • manservant (what does manservant mean?)
   • menial (what does menial mean?)
   • dogsbody (what does dogsbody mean?)
   • scullion (what does scullion mean?)
   • servant girl (what does servant girl mean?)
   • serving girl (what does serving girl mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • serve (what does serve mean?)
   • attend to (what does attend to mean?)
   • wait on (what does wait on mean?)
   • attend (what does attend mean?)
   • assist (what does assist mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
   Synonym(s)
   • consideration (what does consideration mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) retainer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fee (what does fee mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quid pro quo (what does quid pro quo mean?)
   • quid (what does quid mean?)