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retainer - 9 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | lackey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | servant |
| Synonyms: | attendant, butler, domestic, drudge, factotum, retainer, steward, subordinate, toady, underling, valet, yes-person, doormat, flunkey |
| Main Entry: | servant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who waits on another |
| Synonyms: | assistant, attendant, dependent, domestic, drudge, help, helper, hireling, menial, minion, retainer, serf, slave, cleaning person, live-in, server |
| Antonyms: | master |
| Main Entry: | slave |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who serves, often under duress |
| Synonyms: | captive, chattel, drudge, help, laborer, menial, peon, retainer, serf, servant, subservient, thrall, toiler, vassal, victim, worker, bondservant, skivvy, workhorse |
| Antonyms: | master |
| Main Entry: | wall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction, divider |
| Synonyms: | bank, bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockade, bulwark, curb, dam, embankment, enclosure, facade, fence, fortification, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, levee, limitation, palisade, panel, parapet, partition, rampart, restriction, retainer, roadblock, screen, side, stockade, stop, surface, paneling |
| Main Entry: | possessor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | owner |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, buyer, heir, landlord, lessee, master, occupant, partner, proprietor, purchaser, retainer, trustee, heiress, holder, inheritor, laird, landlady, landowner, legatee, occupier, proprietress |
| Main Entry: | deposit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | down payment; money saved |
| Synonyms: | drop, installment, pledge, retainer, security, stake, warranty, money in the bank, partial payment |
| Antonyms: | debit, withdrawal |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money given beforehand |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, allowance, bite*, credit, deposit, down payment, front money*, hike, increase, loan, retainer, rise*, score, stake, take*, touch*, floater, prepayment |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entourage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | followers |
| Synonyms: | company, cortege, court, escort, following, retinue, staff, suite, train, associates, attendants, companions, courtiers, groupies, hangers-on, retainers, sycophants, toadies |
| Antonyms: | leader |
| Main Entry: | suite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entourage of people |
| Synonyms: | array, batch, body, clutch, cortege, court, escort, faculty, group, lot, retinue, set, staff, train, attendants, followers, retainers, servants |
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