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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One of his wackier ideas involved Italian gondolas, grass huts and servants dressed in Tahitian clothing.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026 -
And multiple servants in white gloves to tend to the pugs.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Menials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menials. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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