retainer

Meaning

1. Any thing or person that retains.
2. A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
3. A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
4. A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
5. A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.
6. A retaining valve.

Synonyms

servant

attendant

follower

vassal

cage

consideration

retinue

dependant

stop

🛑

manservant

retaining device

retaining fee

holder

decelerate

down payment

employee

escort

fee

feudatory

following

heir

henchman

houseboy

keeper

lackey

locator

maintainer

porter

premium

prepayment

retain

retard

satellite

📡

sequent

serving

stagnate

stop dog

subject

subsequent

supporter

valet

varlet

localizer

stop motion

man in attendance

attending on the nobility

deboost

impervious rock

lawyer fee

regularly fed by another

positioner

brake application

dog driver

limit stop

stop device

impermeable rock

shutdown device

detent mechanism

server program

steady arm

hold-off arm

abut

acolyte

arrest

arrester

arresting device

backset

brake

braking

cash advance

chock

clog

companion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈteɪn.ə/

Etymology

From retain + -er.