servant
Americannoun
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a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
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a person in the service of another.
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a person employed by the government.
a public servant.
noun
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a person employed to work for another, esp one who performs household duties
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See public servant
Other Word Forms
- servant-like adjective
- servantless adjective
- servantlike adjective
Etymology
Origin of servant
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, noun use of present participle of servir to serve; -ant
Example Sentences
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Williams, a retired civil servant who is undergoing cancer treatment, considers her pension to be "fairly decent," but as the US cost of living has risen, she has had to dip into her savings.
From Barron's
Indonesia on Tuesday announced fuel rationing and mandated work from home for civil servants as it seeks to conserve energy stocks amid global price hikes due to the Middle East war.
From Barron's
Civil servants are already subject to similar measures imposed towards the end of last week.
From MarketWatch
Thailand has ordered civil servants to work from home and raised air-conditioning temperature limits.
From Barron's
He was an Usher of wandering souls, a servant to the all-knowing Afterlife, and although he was not in Deadwood, he did carry some authority, didn’t he?
From Literature
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