English-Thai Dictionary

retainer

N ผู้ คอย ติดตาม  ผู้ คอย รับใช้  attendant lackey servant phu-koi-tid-tam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RETAINER

n. 1. One who retains; as an executor, who retains a debt due from the testator.
2. One who is kept in service; an attendant; as the retainers of the ancient princes and nobility.
3. An adherent; a dependant; a hanger on.
4. A servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.
5. Among lawyers, a fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause.
6. The act of keeping dependents, or being in dependence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RETAINER

RETAINER Re *tain "er, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, retains.

 

2. One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.

 

3. Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery. Cowell.

 

4. (Law ) (a ) The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause. (b ) The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right. (c ) A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause, or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; -- called also retaining fee. Bouvier. Blackstone.

 

5. The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence. Bacon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

retainer

re tain er |riˈtānər rəˈteɪnər | ▶noun 1 a thing that holds something in place: a guitar string retainer. • an appliance for keeping a loose tooth, an orthodontic prosthesis, or orthodontically aligned teeth in place. 2 a fee paid in advance to someone, esp. an attorney, in order to secure or keep their services when required. 3 a servant or follower of a noble or wealthy person, esp. one that has worked for a person or family for a long time.

 

Oxford Dictionary

retainer

re |tain ¦er |rɪˈteɪnə | ▶noun 1 a thing that holds something in place: a guitar string retainer. 2 (also retaining fee ) a fee paid in advance to someone, especially a barrister, in order to secure their services for use when required. • Brit. a reduced rent paid to retain accommodation during a period of non-occupancy. 3 a servant, especially one who has worked for a person or family for a long time.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

retainer

retainer noun 1 they're paid a retainer: retaining fee, fee, periodic payment, advance, standing charge. 2 a faithful retainer. See servant (sense 1 ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

retainer

retainer noun 1 you're paid a retainer every month to keep me informed: retaining fee, fee, periodic payment, partial payment, deposit, advance, subscription, standing charge. 2 a faithful family retainer: attendant, follower, servant, hireling, hanger-on, escort, minion, lackey, flunkey, vassal, dependant, domestic, valet, footman.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

retainer

re t á in er 名詞 C 1 ｟米 ｠(歯列矯正用の )歯の固定装置 〘braceで矯正後に用いる 〙.2 〘史 〙(封建時代の )家臣, 従者, 家来 .3 〘法 〙(依頼時に払う )弁護依頼料 (retaining fee ); 弁護依頼 [予約 ].4 (アパートなどに不在中の )割引家賃 .