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
Gone was the meek servant child, replaced by a confident woman who remained composed during aggressive cross-examination.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Simmonds plays Berthe, Élisabeth’s young servant and frequent muse.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2026
The 31-year-old central defender has been a fine servant across seven seasons.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The items included a double-breasted waistcoat and a black silk neckerchief tied in a bowknot, more indicative of what would be worn by a steward or officer’s servant, as well as a clothes brush.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for servant
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Simmonds plays Berthe, Élisabeth’s young servant and frequent muse.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2026
The 31-year-old central defender has been a fine servant across seven seasons.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The items included a double-breasted waistcoat and a black silk neckerchief tied in a bowknot, more indicative of what would be worn by a steward or officer’s servant, as well as a clothes brush.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for servant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
Noun
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In Tanzania, Singita is the steward of a 350,000-acre (about 550 square miles) private concession along the Western corridor of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, known as Singita Grumeti Reserves.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Bilton is replacing Tanya Simon, a longtime senior steward of the show and a daughter of one of its former correspondents, Bob Simon.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Sneaking around like a scullery maid feels like a big ask on a spenny weekend break.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
2 June 2026
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The festival is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is said to have played pranks by splashing maids with water and colors.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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In Dish Jockey, an etching from 1993, a harried woman in a bandanna (shades of Rosie the Riveter) scrubs dishes while an ensemble of Tinkerbell-like housekeepers complete other chores nearby.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Carmen Lauber, the Richins' housekeeper, is questioned by investigators.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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The main event, though, is the ski room—where ski butlers furnish guests with state-of-the-art skis before sliding them onto the slicked Jardin Alpin piste with or without an instructor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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All that’s missing is a butler.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
2 June 2026
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After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
21 May 2026
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That means, of course, she’s now been phased out of her role as a factory lackey in dystopian near-future Brazil due to her age.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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