scullions

Definition of scullionsnext
plural of scullion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scullions
Noun
  • Among these servants are ones who pass laws to make my life a bit safer or just.
    Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Amongst the servants, meanwhile, a hierarchy based on standing and rank also dictated living conditions like proximity to the family and who got to eat dinner first.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When the gross lord of the manor tries to assault one of Sophie's fellow maids, Sophie stands up to him, but then the violent creep is about to harm Sophie.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This led organically to feelings of love for one’s Black nannies and friendship with the children of your Black live-in maids, but this warmth had to be suppressed.
    Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Three Cofán—an older man and his two young attendants—were waiting for us on the bank.
    Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • On the car’s main level, there is a spacious bar and lounge area, where attendants can mix cocktails or pour wine, as well as an open viewing platform on the back of the car, ensuring travelers are fully immersed in the journey’s landscapes.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The draft, included in the latest batch of documents, indicated prosecutors were preparing to charge not just Epstein but also three people who worked for him as personal assistants.
    Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The draft indicated prosecutors were preparing to charge not just Epstein but also three people who worked for him as personal assistants.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For instance, when Chad Schnitger, an organizer based in Riverside, California, asked Faith & Freedom’s headquarters about starting a local chapter, Reed’s lieutenants provided him with their blessing, some literature, and a small financial donation.
    Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Al-Zubaidi ran for it, taking five of his top lieutenants to a military camp in Aden.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • To be fair to the tiny helpers, their larger self-driving car cousins have also had their fair share of trouble with trains.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
  • A couple off the helpers were of the milestone variety.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • By drawing attention to practices at their most fragile moment, the USL is creating space for those interactions — enabling masters to teach and apprentices to learn.
    Kristin Houser, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The pope, at this very moment, is having the fallen part of the Colosseum rebuilt; half a dozen mason’s apprentices, without any scaffolding, are righting the colossus on whose shoulders a nation, transformed into slave laborers, perished.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In testimony Wednesday morning, Jaquez Lewis admitted to submitting the letters in the name of her former aides.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
  • However, Pitt's team insisted the messages were unprotected conversations between Jolie and her personal aides.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Scullions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scullions. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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