Definitions
a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment
Word origin
From retain + -er.
Used in a sentence
“If they possessed the means to marshal labour, pile up food resources and provender armies of year-round retainers, what sort of royalty would consciously elect not to do so.”
“Of all this family lore I knew but little and vaguely; only what is to be gathered from the fireside talk of old retainers in the nursery.”
“This lawyer charges a retainer for his work.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Orthodontic mouthpiece”8 letters
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