servant

[ sur-vuh nt ]

/ ˈsɜr vənt /

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noun

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

a person in the service of another.

a person employed by the government: a public servant.

Words nearby servant

serum therapy, serum-fast, serumal, serv., serval, servant, servant church, serve, serve a purpose, serve one right, serve time

Origin of servant

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

OTHER WORDS FROM servant

serv·ant·less, adjectiveserv·ant·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for servant

Her agency had to take her out of the country that very evening after it was made clear that the servant had sworn to kill her.
Afghanistan, We Hardly Knew You|Jonathan Foreman|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She mistook him for a servant and fed him kindly; later, she found out that the man was a top advisor to a major general.
The Queen of the French Kitchen|Katie Baker|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
God shall enlarge Japheth,  And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem;  And Canaan shall be his servant.
The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis|The Daily Beast|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cursed be Canaan;  A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis|The Daily Beast|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Like all great leaders, Swenson was a servant,” President Obama said yesterday.
Medal of Honor Awardee Embodies the best of his Generation|Matt Gallagher|October 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The servant followed with the two cases and the bag, and laid them upon the table, then placed himself at the door.
Frederick The Great and His Family|L. Muhlbach
The servant had evidently touched intentionally on one of the master's sore points.
The Dead Secret|Wilkie Collins
Last evening went to Mr. Moors house to see his servant girl Susan.
Within the Capes|Howard Pyle
Did God take upon him the form of a servant, and must thou domineer and have the highest place?
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
When he got home he asked the servant briefly if Mr. Conking had come.
The Queen's Cup|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for servant

servant

/ (ˈsɜːvənt) /

noun

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

See public servant

Derived forms of servant

servant-like, adjective

Word Origin for servant

C13: via Old French, from servant serving, from servir to serve

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servant

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Origin of servant

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noun

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