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Definition of servant
: one that serves others a public servant; especially : one that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer
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Examples of servant in a Sentence
the wealthy family had servants to clean and cook for them
Recent Examples of servant from the Web
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But in this instance, the president conveyed his threat through government officials, using the power of his office — and public servants — to extort a display of sycophancy from two cable news hosts.
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But as someone who's found success in the private sector and leveraged her family name to build a retail brand, the life of a civil servant—one that includes going head-to-head with people who disagree with her—seems to pose too much of a challenge.
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Everyone on that field is a public servant—our courageous police, our congressional aides who work so tirelessly behind the scenes with enormous devotion, and our dedicated members of Congress who represent our people.
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In a separate project slated for the coming months, the World Bank will also seek to reduce rhino-horn usage among Vietnam’s public servants.
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There’s a crackling comedy energy between him and the wonderfully sharp Emily Young as Toinette, his chippy and world-wise servant, who is forever trying to set Argan straight and is forever being maligned for her trouble.
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Under a state of emergency declared after the July 15 coup, more than 50,000 people have been arrested and 100,000 civil servants dismissed through executive decrees for alleged links to the cleric.
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Patsy, King Arthur’s loyal servant, is played by Wyatt Walberg, who graduated from Olathe East this spring.
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Humility gets back to Pence's servant leadership philosophy.
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Origin and Etymology of servant
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from present participle of servir
SERVANT Defined for English Language Learners
servant
playDefinition of servant for English Language Learners
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: a person who is hired to do household or personal duties such as cleaning and cooking
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: a person who is devoted to or guided by something
SERVANT Defined for Kids
servant
playDefinition of servant for Students
: a person hired to perform household or personal services
Law Dictionary
servant
Legal Definition of servant
: a person who serves others: as a : an individual who performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer b : a person in the employ and subject to the direction or control of an individual or company — see also respondeat superior — compare agent, master
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