scullions

noun

plural of scullion
as in servants

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  1. servants
  2. maids
  3. attendants
  4. handmaidens
  5. assistants
  6. lieutenants
  7. helpers
  8. apprentices
Noun
  • But their patience dwindles, her son Telemachus (Tom Holland, his eternal boyishness put to great use) is getting easier to goad into a fight, and the blind swineherd Eumaeus (John Leguizamo) is all that’s left of the king’s loyal servants.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • Yet his truest education came from the palace sweepers—the humble monk-servants who raised him.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of servants
Noun
  • The unsightly mushroom could have corrupted her maids’ morals, or even their health.
    — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
  • Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
    — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
Definition of maids
Noun
  • Could convenience stores and gas stations in America pay their cashiers and attendants $20 or more an hour plus a pension and five weeks’ vacation?
    — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • Photos and video broadcast on state media showed people reaching out to touch the truck carrying Khamenei’s coffin, while others threw scarves and other items for attendants to brush against the casket, a practice common in the Islamic Republic.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 10 July 2026
Definition of attendants
Noun
  • The handmaids’ crimson robes evolved into protest iconography around the world because the story captured fears about authoritarianism and gender more viscerally than overt political messaging ever could.
    — Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of handmaidens
Noun
  • Should Microsoft be successful in implementing its strategy, that distinction, in that paradigm will prove more important than benchmark comparisons between competing coding assistants.
    — Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Durde has gotten praise from players and his coaching colleagues for his expertise in head coach Mike Macdonald’s system, his collaborative attitude and his teaching and communication skills with players and other assistants.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • From what my lieutenants tell me, it’s being well-received, the numbers are good.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Back at the tail end of the 1960s, founder Bruce McLaren and his lieutenants conceived and built the M6GT in just 11 weeks.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Definition of lieutenants
Noun
  • Researchers envision these floating robots serving as emotional companions, ambient assistants and household helpers, opening a new frontier for everyday human-robot interaction.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Humans are the leaders, AI tools are the helpers—not the other way around.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of helpers
Noun
  • According to accounts by Wright’s apprentices, after procrastinating on drawing any plans for nine months, Wright designed the house in two hours in September 1935 while the Kaufmanns were driving to his office to review them.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
  • According to Petrucci, 92% of construction apprentices in California are trained by a union.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of apprentices
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