civil servant

civil servant

noun

Definition of CIVIL SERVANT

1

: a member of a civil service

2

: a member of the administrative staff of an international agency

Examples of CIVIL SERVANT

1. <took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department>

First Known Use of CIVIL SERVANT

1800

Related to CIVIL SERVANT

Synonyms: bureaucrat, functionary, mandarin, public servant

Related Words: clerk, officeholder, official, officiary; employee (also employe), hand, hireling, jobholder, underling, worker

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Rhymes with CIVIL SERVANT

fellow servant, inobservant, public servant