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   servant

   /ˈsəːv(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant. Similar attendantretainerdomestic helpdomestic workerdomestichelpcleanercleaning woman/ladyhelperlackeyflunkeyminionmaidhousemaidmaidservantlady's maidhandmaidparlour maidscullery maidserving maidgirlmaid-of-all-workfootmanpagepage boyvaletbutlermangentleman's gentlemanbatmanmanservanthousemanhouseboyboyhousekeeperstewardmajor domocoachmanpostilionequerrymenialdrudgehirelingslavegalley slavehired helpmozobearerchokraamahbaidated:charwomancharladycharbootshistorical:jonginformal:Mrs Mopdaily womandailyskivvyscoutbeddergyparchaic:seneschalabigailservitorsculliontweenyserving manserving womanserving wenchturnspitvarletvassalserfrare:famulusOpposite mastermistress
   • ▪ a person employed in the service of a government: "a government servant"
   • ▪ a devoted and helpful follower or supporter: "he was a great servant of the Labour Party" Similar helpersupporterfollower

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘(person) serving’, present participle (used as a noun) of servir ‘to serve’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. servanthood noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSERVANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SERVANT definition: 1. a person who is employed in another person's house, doing jobs such as cooking and cleaning…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SERVANT is one that serves others; especially : one that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer. How to use servant in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSERVANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. countable noun. A servant is someone who is employed to work at another person's home, for example as a cleaner or a gardener. 2. countable noun. You can use servant to refer to someone or something that provides a service for people or can be used by them. Like any other public servants, police must respond to public demand.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › servantServant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A servant works at someone’s home, often doing lowly tasks. You might feel like a servant when your mom insists that you do the dishes before you can do anything fun, but think how she feels cooking dinner every day! If you’re a servant, you serve someone else.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySERVANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SERVANT meaning: 1. a person who is employed in another person's house, doing jobs such as cooking and cleaning…. Learn more.

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   Servant definition: a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.. See examples of SERVANT used in a sentence.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishservant noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of servant noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › servantServant - definition of servant by The Free Dictionary

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   1. One who is privately employed to perform domestic services. 2. One who is publicly employed to perform services, as for a government. 3. One who expresses submission, recognizance, or debt to another: your obedient servant. [Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of servir, to serve; see serve .]

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › servantservant | meaning of servant in Longman Dictionary of...

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    servant meaning, definition, what is servant: someone, especially in the past, who was...: Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSERVANT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    SERVANT definition: someone who works and lives in someone else's house doing their cooking and cleaning, especially in…. Learn more.