fellow servant

American  

noun

1. (under the fellow-servant rule) an employee working with another employee for the same employer.

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Etymology

Origin of fellow servant

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

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