etainer
n
1 fee paid to sb (esp a barrister) in advance for services as and when one may need them聘用定金(尤指預付給訟務律師的)
[attrib 作定語]
a retainer agreement 預付聘用費的協議.
2 reduced rent paid to reserve a flat, etc for one's use while one is absent from it (為外出期間保留租房等而付的)定金.3 (arch 古) servant, esp one who has been with a family or person for a long time 仆人(尤指服務多年的)
(joc 謔) an old family retainer 老家仆.