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Servant has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

"The new housekeeper hired two servants to help clean and cook during the holiday season."

2

in a subordinate position

"theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"

"the state cannot be a servant of the church"

3

One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.

"The new servant arrived early each morning to sweep the floors and polish the silverware for his weekly wage."

In plain English: A servant is someone who works for another person to do their chores and take care of them.

"The old house was filled with memories of his time working as a servant for the wealthy family."

Usage: A servant is an employee paid wages to perform domestic tasks like cleaning or cooking, distinguishing them from unpaid laborers such as slaves. Use this term specifically for historical contexts or when referring to formal employment in households rather than modern casual staff roles.

Verb
1

To subject.

"The harsh master treated his own family as servants to his every whim."

Example Sentences
"The old house was filled with memories of his time working as a servant for the wealthy family." noun
"The old housekeeper acted like a loyal servant to her family for decades." noun
"He felt treated like a mere servant by his demanding boss." noun
"A dedicated servant of the community worked tirelessly at the local food bank." noun
Related Terms
slave maid butler paid helper person help worker house master employee job domestic paid slave maid butler butler maid rich like household waiter
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
worker subordinateness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
body servant cabin boy domestic factotum familiar lackey major-domo manservant menial scullion servant girl

Origin

The word "servant" comes from the Middle English servaunt, which was borrowed from Old French via the present participle of the verb servir. It originally meant someone who serves and eventually replaced the native Old English word for a similar role.

Rhyming Words
ant fant gant pant cant zant hant want tant lant vant sant rant kant quant shant idant beant grant brant
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