as in steward
a person hired to perform household or personal services
the wealthy family had servants to clean and cook for them
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Recent Examples of servant
Well done good and faithful servant.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
There’s a rich trove of entertaining tales of the wealthy and entitled interacting with their servants.
—Louis J. Esterhazy, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
Since Julia’s arrival at Castle Leathers, Davina Porter (Sara Vickers), the long-time servant of Lord Lovat and the mother of Brian, has suspected that Julia is pregnant.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The first such center was established in Taylor, Michigan, with others eventually popping up in Florida, Texas and Missouri — all of them making money off the backs of servants who allegedly were forced to work for free.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
There’s a rich trove of entertaining tales of the wealthy and entitled interacting with their servants.
—Louis J. Esterhazy, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
Since Julia’s arrival at Castle Leathers, Davina Porter (Sara Vickers), the long-time servant of Lord Lovat and the mother of Brian, has suspected that Julia is pregnant.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The first such center was established in Taylor, Michigan, with others eventually popping up in Florida, Texas and Missouri — all of them making money off the backs of servants who allegedly were forced to work for free.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for servant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
Noun
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Smith touched on the importance of the award before the artist touched the stage, especially due to the fact that Abloh was regarded as an innovator and cultural steward.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Assign data stewards within each business domain responsible for ongoing data quality and accessibility.—
Daniel Fallmann,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The best bit for the housekeepers?—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Last year, while our house was being vacuumed by a housekeeper, Butch bit her on her calf.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each bungalow has its own charming additions like a billiards room, hillside hot tubs and even full swimming pools but all come with morning tea service in bed courtesy of house butlers.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Grant Harrold, former royal butler to King Charles, said per Hello!—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey Stephen Miller searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities and end elections.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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Its purpose is to maximize the president’s control over our lives, enrich his family, reward his lackeys and punish his critics.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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