servant

American  

[sur-vuhnt] / ˈsɜr vənt /

noun

1. a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.

2. a person in the service of another.

3. a person employed by the government.

   a public servant.

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servant British  

/ ˈsɜːvənt /

noun

1. a person employed to work for another, esp one who performs household duties

2. See public servant

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Other Word Forms

• servant-like adjective
• servantless adjective
• servantlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of servant

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, noun use of present participle of servir to serve; -ant

Example Sentences

Now I am to be her companion, as well as servant, in Cuba.

From Literature

But it’s important to have Smith on the record — and for the country to see him as the sober, serious public servant he is.

From Salon

Civil servants were among the first to feel the blow of such cuts.

From Barron's

“Those dedicated public servants are the best of us,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

I coughed so hard that one of the servants had to escort me from the room to sit in the foyer with a glass of mint tea until I got ahold of myself.

From Literature

Related Words

• assistant
• attendant
• helper