servant

noun

ser·vant | \ ˈsər-vənt

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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Synonyms & Antonyms for servant

Synonyms

daily [British], domestic, flunky (also flunkey), lackey, menial, retainer, slavey, steward

Antonyms

master, mistress

Examples of servant in a Sentence

the wealthy family had servants to clean and cook for them

Recent Examples on the Web

But the power of the Yncas was so great that the Chachapoyas Indians were finally forced to become servants to those Kings, who desired to extend their sway over all people. — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, "When Genetics and Linguistics Challenge the Winners’ Version of History," 27 Mar. 2018 Domestic servants and farmworkers—persons of color, not coincidentally—were excluded. — James K. Galbraith, Fortune, "The Minimum Wage Just Turned 80. Economists Don’t Give It Enough Credit," 25 June 2018 Wilson, 39, is a three-term council member whose brash, quick-witted attitude can annoy Alexandria residents who tend to regard public servants as, well, servants. — Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, "Warm-and-fuzzy vs. driven by data: These mayoral candidates are total opposites," 20 May 2018 And Abigail, a character played by Emma Stone, begins her court career at the humblest level: as a servant in the kitchen. — Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times, "Bed covers, corsets and old jeans: Costume designer Sandy Powell dresses a royal court in ‘The Favourite’," 27 Nov. 2018 In 1935, a 13-year-old with a huge imagination and a crush on her servant's son (and older sister's lover) tells a terrible lie that changes the course of several lives and destroys a great love. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "15 Sad Movies to Watch on Netflix for When You Need a Good Cry," 28 Aug. 2018 Another leadership principal is around servant leadership. — Lori Johnston, ajc, "Leaders of top workplaces share their views," 3 Mar. 2018 Variety reports that some of the sets will include Mrs. Patmore's kitchen and the servants' quarters. — Megan Friedman, Country Living, ""Downton Abbey" Is Going on a Tour Around the World," 27 Apr. 2017 Louisiana's grand plantation homes showcase this most extensively, where the kitchen and servants' quarters were on the ground level, and the owner's main living areas were a full story off the ground. — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, "A Look At French Colonial Architecture, The Star Style Of New Orleans," 21 Dec. 2018

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