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# retainer

noun (retainers)

«retainer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A retainer is an old word for a servant or follower who serves a lord or noble family. (old use) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retainer/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old stories and fairy tales the lord's loyal followers, who go where he goes and obey him

### Examples

- The retainers went out and brought the impostor before their lord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retainer/#x1)
- His special retainers were the bear, the deer and the hare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retainer/#x2)
- The lady's retainers carried her sword. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retainer/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «retainer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retainer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«retainer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/retainer.html) on Mova free.