different between attendant vs retainer

English

Alternative forms

• attendaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English attendant, attendaunt, from Old French attendant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t?nd?nt/

Noun

attendant (plural attendants)

1. One who attends; one who works with or watches over something.

2. A servant or valet.
3. (chiefly archaic) A visitor or caller.
4. That which accompanies or follows.
5. (law) One who owes a duty or service to another.

Translations

Adjective

attendant (comparative more attendant, superlative most attendant)

1. Going with; associated; concomitant.
2. (law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to.

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Translations

See also

• part and parcel

French

Pronunciation

Verb

attendant

1. present participle of attendre

Derived terms

• en attendant
• en attendant que

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /at?ten.dant/, [ät??t??n?d?än?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /at?ten.dant/, [?t??t??n?d??n?t?]

Verb

attendant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of attend?

English

Etymology

retain +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???te?n.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???te?n.?/, /???te?n.?/
• Rhymes: -e?n?(r)

Noun

retainer (plural retainers)

1. Any thing or person that retains.
2. A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
3. A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
4. A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.

5. (dentistry) A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.

Derived terms

• general retainer
• special retainer

Related terms

Translations

See also

• brace

Anagrams

• Arretine, Eretrian, Eritrean, Renteria, rain tree, rain-tree, raintree