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
Others package their expertise into programs or retainers.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Some opportunities are unpaid but require a time investment, while others involve retainers for PR support.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Instead of chasing one-time projects, agree to work with your clients on a long-term package, retainer basis, or subscription.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
For his service on the WBD board, Levy in 2025 will receive $240,000 in stock retainers and $105,000 in cash retainers, per the company’s current compensation program for non-employee directors, according to an SEC filing Monday from Warner Bros. Discovery.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Some opportunities are unpaid but require a time investment, while others involve retainers for PR support.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Instead of chasing one-time projects, agree to work with your clients on a long-term package, retainer basis, or subscription.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
For his service on the WBD board, Levy in 2025 will receive $240,000 in stock retainers and $105,000 in cash retainers, per the company’s current compensation program for non-employee directors, according to an SEC filing Monday from Warner Bros. Discovery.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retainer
Noun
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Only one of the assailants, a servant named Hugh Colne, was charged in the case and imprisoned at Newgate in 1342.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Inside, the mansion’s sprawling basement kitchen, once staffed by dozens of servants, cleverly doubles as the Russells’ New York kitchen.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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As startup businesses morph into scaleups, their key employees gain experience and start to develop business ideas of their own.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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From Florida to the Bahamas to various Caribbean islands, travelers stranded by the shutdown of Silver Airways started the process of seeking refunds for flights not taken, while blind-sided employees whose livelihoods were suddenly cut off asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge to help them.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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There are maids on the farm where Alma (Hanna Heckt), one of the quartet of main characters in Sound of Falling, is growing up — women in uniform who bustle around the house and the grounds.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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And then, with their faces covered and heads bowed, the ‘maids walk to the church and file into the pews for Serena’s wedding to High Commander Wharton.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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On Monday, about 150 workers, labor leaders, Democratic party officials and loyal donors gathered at private tables reserved in the back of Wally’s Wine & Spirits in Santa Monica to launch a new effort to raise the minimum hourly wage in L.A. County to $25 — or higher.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Lack Of Attachment Remote workers often feel unattached due to the lack of face-to-face interaction, spontaneous collaboration and clear visibility into their impact.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Retainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retainer. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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