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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.
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Origin of servitor

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

Words nearby servitor

servile, servile work, servility, serving, Servite, servitor, servitude, Servius Tullius, servlet, servo, servocontrol
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Words related to servitor

attendant, servant, steward, waitress, footman, salver, slaver, tray, garcon, waitperson

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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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