as in maids
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 servants
Yes, Wilson’s White House was all white except for its servants.
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
Good for house servants, cooks, and cigar smokers.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Named after the ring-servants of the Dark Lord Sauron in The Lord of the Rings, Nazgul is a Czechoslovakian wolfdog, a rare and visually striking breed.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff sticks his fingers in a broken egg, Cathy watches her servants enjoying a BDSM moment in the stables while Heathcliff covers her mouth and eyes.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2026
The American clan wallows in a life of pointless opulence in a Spanish villa, discussing designer clothes and snarking at servants and each other.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
But what will inevitably be first in the conversation is the sequence in which two servants engage in rough role-play in a barn.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The script also stirs in a BDSM tryst between two servants in a stable.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
One night, when trying to sneak into Heathcliff’s attic room in the stable, Catherine spies on two of her house servants in an intimate moment.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
Good for house servants, cooks, and cigar smokers.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Named after the ring-servants of the Dark Lord Sauron in The Lord of the Rings, Nazgul is a Czechoslovakian wolfdog, a rare and visually striking breed.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff sticks his fingers in a broken egg, Cathy watches her servants enjoying a BDSM moment in the stables while Heathcliff covers her mouth and eyes.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2026
The American clan wallows in a life of pointless opulence in a Spanish villa, discussing designer clothes and snarking at servants and each other.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
But what will inevitably be first in the conversation is the sequence in which two servants engage in rough role-play in a barn.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The script also stirs in a BDSM tryst between two servants in a stable.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
One night, when trying to sneak into Heathcliff’s attic room in the stable, Catherine spies on two of her house servants in an intimate moment.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servants
Noun
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As teens, boys apprenticed on farms or with artisans, and girls as dairy maids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some seeds, like those of red maids, soaproot, mariposa lily, island manzanita and chamise, are called fire-followers and need heat or smoke of fire to germinate.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Between 2009 and 2019, his assistants and housekeepers seem to have essentially been running the equivalent of an Airbnb operation at about 15 different apartments in the building.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
13 Feb. 2026
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Professional housekeepers are all about working smarter, not harder.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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They are no longer seen solely as operators or stewards of capital.—
Alan H.H. Fleischmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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The agency is working to follow state procurement rules and be good stewards of funding that could amount to about $1 billion over five years, Reed said.—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Other records in the Epstein files include allegations made to the FBI that Wexner interacted with young women and possibly underage girls in Epstein’s presence.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Four young women in a two-bedroom apartment with four separate study areas can create traffic jams.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trump and his lackeys do their best to disrupt free and fair elections, abrogate freedom of speech and curtail press freedom.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kelly’s lackeys dropped off meals, often delivered with a specific code knock on the door.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The pantrymen also did anything that the butlers did not have time to do.—
John Wrory Ficklin,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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Marsa’s butlers are trained by the British Butler Academy, but there’s no stuffiness here.—
Selina Denman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Regulars get the same attendant from visit to visit and treat them like family retainers.—
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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Most of the contracts are retainers — with the lobbying firms receiving an equal payment each quarter.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Yasmin, Tender’s briefly installed head of communications, is the first of Whitney’s flunkies to defect.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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For instance, Bolsonaro’s flunkies penetrated the government agency that handled film distribution.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Servants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servants. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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