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servant
[ sur-vuhnt ]
noun
- a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- a person in the service of another.
- a person employed by the government:
a public servant.
servant
/ ˈɜːəԳ /
noun
- a person employed to work for another, esp one who performs household duties
- See public servant
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ-ˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- aԳ· adjective
- aԳ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of servant1
Example Sentences
He has helped his servant Israel, in re-
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.
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.
The RAF civil servant recalls having a "really good start" in the race, gaining height alongside two vultures.
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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