scullion

[ skuhl-yuhn ]

noun

1. a kitchen servant who does menial work.
2. a low or contemptible person.

scullion

/ ˈskʌljən /

noun

1. a mean or despicable person
2. archaic.
   a servant employed to do rough household work in a kitchen

Word History and Origins

Origin of scullion¹

1475–85; perhaps < Middle French escouvillon dishcloth, equivalent to escouve broom (< Latin scōpa ) + -illon diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of scullion¹

C15: from Old French escouillon cleaning cloth, from escouve a broom, from Latin scōpa a broom

Example Sentences

John J. Scullion, S.J. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1984.

From The Daily Beast

Lambert Simnel, who had been crowned in Ireland, received the king's pardon, and was made a scullion in the royal kitchen.

From Project Gutenberg

That within the hour all your people—to the last scullion—shall have laid down their arms and vacated Condillac.

From Project Gutenberg

Kitchen: If there's no scullion here we have to guard the Christmas pie, and if we guard the pie we d-d-die!

From Project Gutenberg

The young ladies cooked, kissing from time to time the farmer's children, while the poor scullion looked on grumbling.

From Project Gutenberg

It happened to be the one containing the rabbit stew, into which the scullion had put his toy.

From Project Gutenberg

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