servitor

[ sur-vi-ter ]

/ ˈsɜr vɪ tər /

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noun

a person who is in or at the service of another; attendant.

a glass worker who blocks the gather and does the preliminary blowing of glass for the gaffer.

Nearby words

servile work, servilely, servility, serving, servite, servitor, servitude, servius tullius, servlet, servo, servo system

Origin of servitor

1300–50; Middle English servitour < Anglo-French < Late Latin servītor, equivalent to Latin servī(re) to serve + -tor -tor

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Examples from the Web for servitor

His servitor is seated on the steps of the landing, while the gondola appeareth to be empty.
The Bravo|J. Fenimore Cooper
Sixty years had Uncle Bushrod given of faithful service to the house of Weymouth as chattel, servitor, and friend.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
For a commoner to be seen in public in the company of a servitor was a great disparagement.
Rowlandson's Oxford|A. Hamilton Gibbs
She hath been sent by Owaissa the Indian maiden and brought by her servitor in a canoe.
A Little Girl in Old Detroit|Amanda Minnie Douglas

He stood silently as the servitor put the cap on his head and placed the cloak about his shoulders.
The Weakling|Everett B. Cole

British Dictionary definitions for servitor

servitor

/ (ˈsɜːvɪtə) /

noun

archaic a person who serves another

Word Origin for servitor

C14: from Old French servitour, from Late Latin servītor, from Latin servīre to serve

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