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menials

noun

plural of menial

as in servants

a person hired to perform household or personal services immigrants to that country faced fierce prejudice and could expect to find work only as menials

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servants

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Lawyers are, in his formulation, both loyal servants of their clients and public citizens with special responsibility for the quality of justice.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The couple luxuriated in a 25-room mansion in Hartford, Connecticut, staffed by six servants.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

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