Retainer vs Flunkey - What's the difference?
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A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
Any thing or person that retains.
A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
(dentistry): A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.
An underling; a contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
* 1929 , Baldwyn Dyke Acland, Filibuster , Chapter 2
One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.
One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.]
As nouns the difference between retainer and flunkey
is that retainer is a dependent or follower of someone of rank while flunkey is an underling; a contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household.retainer
English
Noun
(en noun)- This lawyer charges a retainer for his work .
See also
* braceAnagrams
* *flunkey
English
Alternative forms
* flunkee * flunkyNoun
(en-noun)- “One marble hall, with staircase complete, one to one ' flunkey , gloves to another, and there was the fourth poor blighter looking like an orphan at a Mothers' Meeting. …"