servant

noun

ˈsər-vənt How to pronounce servant (audio)
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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 Shalla-Bal was later crowned the Empress of Zenn-La after Radd sacrificed himself to be enslaved as the servant of the planet eater to save his world from obliteration. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 July 2025 This is not the age of celebrity crooners, career servants, cigarette holders, arrival on the 20th Century Limited, and bellhops delivering telegrams to the breakfast table. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 July 2025 The governor lives in a stately official residence with servants. — Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025 Let’s rebrand servant leadership as compassionate leadership, where compassion is directed both outwardly toward others and inwardly toward ourselves. — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for servant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
  1. steward
  2. maid
  3. housekeeper
  4. butler
  5. lackey
Noun
  • The goal is not to hand over the keys—but to build stewards who understand the engine.
    — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • After three previous stewards from the time it was delivered new to the U.S., chassis No. 0517 has been owned by Robb Report’s automotive editor at large, Robert Ross, for 23 years.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of steward
Noun
  • His mother worked as a maid to support him and his three sisters.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2025
  • She has been depicted in numerous film, television and theater adaptations, most recently in Lifetime’s The Lizzie Borden Chronicles starring Christina Ricci as Borden, and the 2018 feature film Lizzie starring Chloë Sevigny as the title character and Kristen Stewart as a maid.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Definition of maid
Noun
  • Increases in the most in-demand roles such as front desk associates, housekeepers and cooks were flat or grew slightly year-over-year.
    — Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 21 July 2025
  • From the twins and their parents to evil fiancées and housekeepers, the characters have gained a cult following since their release, with some fans using them as inspiration for their outfits, summer mood boards, and interior design.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Definition of housekeeper
Noun
  • There’s also a breakfast nook overlooking the backyard, as well as a butler’s pantry.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • The kitchen and dining areas are finished in heritage turquoise, with butler sinks and traditional cabinetry.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Definition of butler
Noun
  • Blaming Christos for a substation outage, The Dama’s lackey gassed the lot of ’em and bashed in their heads.
    — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 1 June 2025
  • Outside of one good scene between Clark and Lois, almost every frame is constantly packed with characters, whether this is the (admittedly very funny) Justice Gang (Nathan Fillion’s Green Lantern, Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl and Edi Gathegi’s scene-stealing Mister Terrific) or Lex and his lackeys.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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