servant
Americannoun
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a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
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a person in the service of another.
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a person employed by the government.
a public servant.
noun
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a person employed to work for another, esp one who performs household duties
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See public servant
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
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“We would like to be civil servants, soldiers, prosecutors…just like we were in Ottoman times.”
Given that AI uses a tremendous amount of energy and water, public servants should be applying it towards solving society’s most intractable problems, not creating racist tropes or belittling people for exercising their democratic rights.
From Salon
The original law prevents judges, police officers, teachers and public servants from wearing symbols such as the kippah, turban, or hijab while at work.
From BBC
It said the investigators had "opted for the easy course by implicating a poor servant of the house and demonising him".
From BBC
“When I first heard about ‘The Gilded Age,’ I was like, ‘Oh, what servant am I going to be asked to play? What downtrodden character?’
From Los Angeles Times
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