Retainer vs Servant - What's the difference?
retainer | servant |
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.
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
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As nouns the difference between retainer and servant
is that retainer is a dependent or follower of someone of rank while servant is one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.As a verb servant is
to subject.retainer
English
Noun
(en noun)- This lawyer charges a retainer for his work .