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
Inside, the mansion’s sprawling basement kitchen, once staffed by dozens of servants, cleverly doubles as the Russells’ New York kitchen.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
In the end, the only charge that ever stuck in the murder case was an indictment against one of the family’s former servants.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
Born in Antigua, Kincaid was sent to New York by her mother to work as a servant, and Kincaid never looked back, making herself into a writer.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Although the servant admits that Hamm has been like a father to him, their relationship is also highly dysfunctional.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
In the end, the only charge that ever stuck in the murder case was an indictment against one of the family’s former servants.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
Born in Antigua, Kincaid was sent to New York by her mother to work as a servant, and Kincaid never looked back, making herself into a writer.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Although the servant admits that Hamm has been like a father to him, their relationship is also highly dysfunctional.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
Noun
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Sometimes you are handed a championship by race control and the stewards.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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However, after hearing both parties and taking into consideration all the evidence, the FIA stewards cleared Russell of any wrongdoing after several hours.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Noun
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You as a cook, a chef, a butler, a maid, the engineer.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Often Black women were relegated to stereotypical roles as maids, mammies, or exoticized figures.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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During the hotel's Global Wellness Day, therapists give on-site massages to housekeepers and front-desk staff.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The lawsuit said Robinson harassed and assaulted his former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Every suite features a private pool to watch those epic sunsets while the 3,230-square-foot Villa Diane also comes with a butler.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Idiotic rich boy Bertie Wooster gets himself into some kind of sticky situation with another rich idiot, and his quietly sarcastic, above-it-all, genius butler Jeeves inevitably gets him out of it.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
Noun
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And is order based on legalized violence and theft really order? Bulgakov would have had little time for a Bolshevik lackey like Samson.—
Uilleam Blacker,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2025
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Orwell’s warnings apply across the board, not just when obvious despots and lackeys let their fascist flags fly.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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About mid-way through the movie, it's revealed one of Lucy's clients, Sophie (Zoë Winters), has been assaulted by someone Lucy set her up with; the woman has hired lawyers and is suing the company for failing to vet her date.—
Aisha Harris,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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After reading the comments, the woman posted an update on the Reddit post, thanking other users for their responses.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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