retainer
retainer /rɪˈteɪ.nər/ aep /-nɚ/ noun [C]
1 F0 SPECIALIZED an amount of money that you pay to someone so as to be sure that they can work for you when you need them to Thesaurus+: ↑Earning money and money earned2 F0 OLD-FASHIONED a servant who has usually been with the same family for a long time: » a faithful old retainerThesaurus+: ↑Servants, slaves and underlings |