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1. (n.) servant
a person employed by another, esp. to perform domestic duties.
2. servant
a person in the service of another.
3. servant
a person employed by the government:
a public servant.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < OF, n. use of prp. of servir to serve ; see -ant)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) servant, retainer
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
2. (noun) handmaid, handmaiden, servant
in a subordinate position
"theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
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1. (noun) servant
sb whose job is to take care of sb's house, cook, clean, etc.
a rich family with servants
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| Definition of 'servant' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) servant
one who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate helper
2. (noun) servant
one in a state of subjection or bondage
3. (noun) servant
a professed lover or suitor; a gallant
4. (verb) servant
to subject
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Sense: a person who is hired to work for another, especially in helping to run a house.
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 Afrikaans: dienskneg |
 Arabic: خادِم |
 Bulgarian: прислужник |
 Brazilian: criado |
 Czech: sluha, služka |
 German: der/die Diener(in) |
 Danish: husassistent; tjener |
 Greek: υπηρέτης |
 Spanish: criado, sirviente |
 Estonian: teenija |
 Farsi: پيشخدمت |
 Finnish: palvelija |
 French: domestique |
 Hebrew: מְשָרֵת |
 Hindi: नौकर, चाकर |
 Croatian: sluga |
 Hungarian: inas, személyzet |
 Indonesian: pelayan |
 Icelandic: þjónn |
 Italian: domestico |
 Japanese: 召使 |
 Korean: 하인 |
 Lithuanian: tarnas |
 Latvian: kalps; kalpone |
 Malay: pembantu rumah |
 Dutch: bediende |
 Norwegian: tjener, hushjelp |
 Polish: służący |
 Persian: پيشخدمت |
 Pashto: چوپړى، نوكر، مزدور |
 Portuguese: criado |
 Romanian: servitor |
 Russian: прислуга |
 Slovak: sluha, slúžka |
 Slovenian: služabnik |
 Serbian: sluga |
 Swedish: tjänare |
 Thai: คนรับใช้ |
 Turkish: hizmetçi |
 Taiwanese: 傭人，僕人 |
 Ukrainian: слуга; прислуга |
 Urdu: نوکر |
 Vietnamese: người hầu |
 Chinese: 佣人，仆人 |
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