retainer

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

retain +‎ -er

PronunciationEdit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈteɪn.ə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈteɪn.ɚ/, /ɹəˈteɪn.ɚ/
Rhymes: -eɪnə(r)

NounEdit

retainer (plural retainers)

Any thing or person that retains.
A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
This lawyer charges a retainer for his work.
(dentistry) A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.

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TranslationsEdit

a dependent or follower of someone of rank

Esperanto: akompananto
French: suite (fr) f

German: Dienstmann m, Gefolgsmann (de) m, Vasall (de) m
Japanese: 家来 (けらい, kerai)

a paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years

Finnish: palvelija (fi)
French: serviteur (fr) m
German: Bediensteter (de) m

Japanese: 臣下 (ja) (shinka)
Russian: слуга́ (ru) m (slugá)
Spanish: criado (es) m

any thing or person that retains

Finnish: pidike (fi), kiinnitin (fi)

a fee charged for services

Finnish: ennakkopalkkio, ennakkomaksu (fi)
French: avance (fr) f

Russian: предвари́тельный (predvarítelʹnyj) гонора́р (gonorár) (predvarítelʼnyj gonorár) m

a device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment

Dutch: retentiebeugel
Finnish: hammastuki
French: faux-palais (fr) m, contention (fr) f
German: Retainer, Zahnspange (de) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: regulering m or f

Nynorsk: regulering f

Polish: aparat ortodontyczny m
Portuguese: aparelho (pt) m
Spanish: retenedor

See alsoEdit

brace

AnagramsEdit

Arretine, Eretrian, Eritrean, Renteria, rain tree, rain-tree, raintree

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