Retainer
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment
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Senses
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a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
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a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- considerationservant
- plural
- Retainers
- possessive
- Retainer's
- pluralpossessive
- Retainers'