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
Frances is at home, self-medicating and snapping at the servants.
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
First, the generic Black figure at Lincoln’s feet was replaced with a figure modeled after a Black Missouri man named Archer Alexander whom Eliot had sheltered following his escape, and who would later work as Eliot’s servant.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
And in between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Thank you to the public servants wrestling with impossible decisions.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
First, the generic Black figure at Lincoln’s feet was replaced with a figure modeled after a Black Missouri man named Archer Alexander whom Eliot had sheltered following his escape, and who would later work as Eliot’s servant.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
And in between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Thank you to the public servants wrestling with impossible decisions.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for servant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
Noun
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Mortenson initially got involved with the Will County preserves after asking a friend about his work as a steward in the district.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Hire better investors, stewards, and benefactors of the people’s trust.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hotel housekeepers and cruise-cabin attendants are experts at creating spaces that feel polished and instantly put together, often by focusing on just one high-impact detail.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Martha Stewart,
2 May 2026
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An assistant Cook County public defender said Tate was currently a junior at Pathways High School and lives with his older sister, who works as a housekeeper.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Membership to Club Myttas includes an on-call assistant for booking private chauffeurs, butlers, and chefs.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 May 2026
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When Mathias heads straight from the airport to a salon-like reception in honor of Elena, the tone of the event is set when a butler hands him a necktie to borrow.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Houston Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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