Hyphenation of retainer

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retainer? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

re-tain-er

Definitions of retainer:

1.	A fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
2.	A person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
3.	A dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment

Synonyms of retainer:

noun	consideration, fee
noun	servant, worker
noun	dental appliance

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.