servant
pronunciation
How to pronounce servant in British English:
UK [ˈsɜːvənt]
How to pronounce servant in American English:
US [ˈsɜːrvənt]
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- Noun:
- a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
- in a subordinate position
Word Origin
- servant (n.)
- c. 1200, "personal or domestic attendant," from Old French servant "servant; foot-soldier," noun use of servant "serving, waiting," present participle of servir "to attend, wait upon" (see serve (v.)). Meaning "professed lover, one devoted to the service of a lady" is from mid-14c. In North American colonies and U.S., the usual designation for "slave" 17c.-18c. (in 14c.-15c. and later in Biblical translations the word often was used to render Latin servus, Greek doulos "slave"). Public servant is attested from 1670s.
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Example
- 1. A baghdad merchant sends a servant to buy provisions .
- 2. Most of the jobs she had were as a domestic servant .
- 3. And he breathes out fast , like a king banishing a servant .
- 4. Anyone can be a servant . All it requires is character .
- 5. What praise is more valuable than the praise of an intelligent servant ?