fellow servant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fellow servant
First recorded in 1525–35
Example Sentences
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It also inspired contemporaries like Robert Sargent “Sarge” Shriver, a fellow servant leader and civil rights crusader, and the namesake of the Shriver Center on Poverty Law and the Sargent Shriver Peace Institute.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025
There we find Daisy back in the kitchen as of old, engaged to her fellow servant Andy.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2019
In a 1671 Moliere play, the character Scapin tells a fellow servant to “Camp about on one leg. Put your hand on your hip. Wear a furious look. Strut about like a drama king.”
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2019
There were apprehended the young catechumens, Revocatus and Felicity his fellow servant, Saturninus and Secundulus.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
It’s very awkward, but the professor says I’m to treat you as if you’re my fellow servant.
From In the Mahdi's Grasp by Speed, Lancelot
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