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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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
On this level is a double-height living room, a double-height dining room, and a double-height library, as well as a study, the kitchen, service pantries, and the servants’ hall.
—Robert Khederian, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
Upstairs, Downstairs focused on the Bellamy family and their servants in a London townhouse in the early 1900s.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
He was inspired by an early scene from the TV show, when the estate’s staff hosted a servant’s ball at Christmastime.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
On this level is a double-height living room, a double-height dining room, and a double-height library, as well as a study, the kitchen, service pantries, and the servants’ hall.
—Robert Khederian, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
Upstairs, Downstairs focused on the Bellamy family and their servants in a London townhouse in the early 1900s.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
He was inspired by an early scene from the TV show, when the estate’s staff hosted a servant’s ball at Christmastime.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
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Destination franchise producer and steward Craig Perry and franchise veteran Sheila Hanahan Taylor are back producing, as are Jon Watts and his wife, Dianne McGunigle, along with Toby Emmerich.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Ferrari driver will be heading to the stewards to discuss the incident, which will likely lead to a financial penalty for the Maranello outfit.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lucia Balordi as Nastasia, Ellen’s ladies’ maid who has become a close friend and confidant.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Burnett was content to mine references from her own Depression-era youth; her famous maid character, the Charwoman, who became something of a show mascot, harked back to Chaplin’s Little Tramp, wearing a rumpled outfit and performing silent reveries.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Their three children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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In one case, a hospital employee worked her way up from housekeeper to registrar to quality analyst.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Despite being a British show, its lead characters — aside from the uber-posh, pink Rolls-Royce-owning London agent Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward and her rough 'n' ready butler, Parker — are all-American heroes.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Inside, the couple meet a mismatch of eccentric characters, like biker Eddie (Meat Loaf), butler Riff-Rat (O'Brien) and doting aid Columbia (Nell Campbell).—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Netflix After Jake betrays Vince by tricking him into revealing his whereabouts to Mancuso and his lackey Babbitt (Chris Coy) to protect Vince's daughter Gen (Odessa Young) and get her to safety, Jake rushes to help Vince once again escape a vengeful Mancuso's clutches.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the months before the $5 million match, Ali turned up the invective, calling Frazier dumb, mocking his dark skin, and painting him as a lackey for his white handlers.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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