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servant

[ sur-vuhnt ]

noun

  1. a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
  2. a person in the service of another.
  3. a person employed by the government:

    a public servant.



servant

/ ˈsɜːvənt /

noun

  1. a person employed to work for another, esp one who performs household duties
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈservant-ˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From

  • servant·less adjective
  • servant·like adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of servant1

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, noun use of present participle of servir to serve; -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of servant1

C13: via Old French, from servant serving, from servir to serve
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Example Sentences

And, we understand, the cabinet secretary, the most senior civil servant in the country, had spoken to her to confirm this.

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Born to a poor civil servant’s family in 1949, just a year before the Korean War broke out, Im grew up with five siblings in an industrial neighborhood of Seoul.

A Glasgow firefighter who died in one of the city’s worst peacetime tragedies is among the first recipients of a new posthumous royal award honouring public servants killed in the line of duty.

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The Elizabeth Emblem, named after the late Queen, will be given to the next of kin of more than 30 deceased firefighters, police officers and public servants in recognition of their loved ones.

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Biden called Harris "a tremendous partner and public servant full of integrity, courage, and character" following Harris' public concession speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

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