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Servant Domestic Person Noun Bre ˈsɜːvənt ˈsɜːrvənt Treat

Word servant
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsɜːvənt / NAmE / ˈsɜːrvənt /
Example
  • a domestic servant
  • they treat their mother like a servant.
  • a public servant
  • he was willing to make himself a servant of his art.
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servant

(noun)BrE / ˈsɜːvənt / NAmE / ˈsɜːrvənt /
  1. a person who works in another person’s house, and cooks, cleans, etc. for them
    • a domestic servant
    • They treat their mother like a servant.
  2. a person who works for a company or an organization
    • see also civil servant
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/civil-servant
    • a public servant
  3. a person or thing that is controlled by something
    • He was willing to make himself a servant of his art.
  4. used to end a formal letter
  5. Extra Examples

    • An army of servants waited on the general’s household.
    • He banishes Kent, a loyal servant to King Lear.
    • Servants scurried around him.
    • The duchess arrived, surrounded by her army of servants.
    • a powerful committee of politicians and civil servants
    • She got a job as a domestic servant.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘(person) serving’, present participle (used as a noun) of servir ‘to serve’.
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