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on retainer in American English hired, engaged, etc. by a retainer2 (sense 2) said as of a lawyer See full dictionary entry for retainer Examples of 'on retainer' in a sentenceon retainer A lawyer is kept on retainer, advising the boundary between comedy and criminality.He said he believed that the source might be a worker at the hospital 'on retainer' for tipping-off the press if someone famous attended.Some are on staff, some are casuals, some are on retainers.Some were described in e-mails disclosed to police as being on 'retainers' and one official received more than 80,000 duringseveral years. |