servant
Origin of servant
Related Words for servant
assistant, attendant, slave, helper, help, dependent, hireling, domestic, serf, minion, retainer, drudge, menial, server, live-inExamples from the Web for servant
Contemporary Examples of 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.
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.
God shall enlarge Japheth, And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; And Canaan shall be his servant.
Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
In the Netherlands, St. Nick has Zwarte Piet (Black Pete), a type of servant who hands out pranks as well as candy.
Historical Examples of servant
At length the servant returned, saying his master was now ready to see them.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
If a servant complained of being abused, his master had no power to retain him.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
Such a servant of the country should be well paid by the country.
Harriet, The Moses of Her PeopleSarah H. Bradford
"Ask Mrs. Holroyd if she will have the kindness to come here for a minute," he said to the servant.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
"But he said it was most important, sir," the servant went on.
Within the LawMarvin Dana