scullions

Definition of scullionsnext
plural of scullion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scullions
Noun
  • Bogle links the predominance of servants on-screen in the 1930s to the Great Depression.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Yes Through the medium of her extra income, the working wife can equip her house with all modern conveniences and engage capable, trustworthy servants who can adequately take care of her home and family.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But the bar maids rallied together and eventually won their fight.
    Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The movie does attempt to gesture at class and race as thematic underpinnings (the maids trapped in The Virgil are mostly non-white, while the villains are rich Caucasians), but like the story and action at large, these go pretty much nowhere, and feel like obligatory symbols.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But a catastrophic ‘Stormganza’ threatens to derail the high-speed train, and the duo have to join forces with the snobby first class attendants and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to save the day in this wild ride of camp and comedy.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Nuns often served as birth attendants to women in their communities.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The common foe of all is expansionist Iran and its handmaidens Hamas and Hezbollah.
    Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The union represents pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, clinical lab scientists, medical lab technicians and clinical and administrative workers in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Kern counties.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Campbell’s top assistants at Sac State — Xavier Lopez and Minyon Moore — followed him to TCU.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • While House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has yet to take a stance on the deal, several of his top lieutenants have praised it.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Harris was succeeded 16 years later, in 2015, by Kunzweiler, who had been one of his top lieutenants.
    Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As the rank and file busy themselves with AI helpers, the c-suite is lining its own pockets.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In Aroma Park, the helpers are helping each other, too.
    Noel Brennan, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.
    Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Still, apprentices Justin, Jeff, and Meg, told us this beats their old jobs.
    Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Scullions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scullions. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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