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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

/ ˈɜːəԳ /

noun

  1. a person employed to work for another, esp one who performs household duties
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳ-ˌ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • aԳ· adjective
  • aԳ· 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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He has helped his servant Israel, in re-

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But I do believe our world would be a better place if it was being run by people who see themselves not as kings but as servants.

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Eight civil servants are working on the project, but their hands are tied while they wait to hear if the government still wants to go ahead with it.

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The RAF civil servant recalls having a "really good start" in the race, gaining height alongside two vultures.

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Amelia enters the Holmes manse through the servants’ entrance — this might be a novel addition to 221B — and, owing to the recent dismemberment of Holmes’ scullery maid, is mistakenly hustled into the vacant job.

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