servant

servant
noun
ADJECTIVE
devoted, faithful, loyal, trusted
humble, obedient
good

He has been a good servant to this club.

female, male
hired
indentured
personal
domestic, farm (esp. BrE), house (esp. AmE), household
palace, royal
civil (esp. BrE), Crown (BrE, law), public

a powerful committee of politicians and civil servants

Two senior civil servants were sent from Whitehall to work within the Ministry of Home Affairs.

VERB + SERVANT
employ, have
call

He called his servant to light a candle in his study.

order
SERVANT + VERB
serve sb, wait on sb

An army of servants waited on the general's household.

work
bustle, run, rush, scurry

Servants scurried around him.

bow

The two servants bowed and left the room.

SERVANT + NOUN
boy, girl
PREPOSITION
servant to

He banishes Kent, a loyal servant to King Lear.

PHRASES
an army of servants

The duchess arrived, surrounded by her army of servants.

a servant of the Crown (BrE)
a servant of the people
a servant of God
servants' quarters

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  • servant — [ sɛrvɑ̃ ] adj. m. et n. m. • v. 1120; de servir 1 ♦ Vx (sauf en loc.) Relig. Frères servants : frères convers employés aux modestes besognes. Cavalier, chevalier servant. ♢ Dr. Assujetti à une servitude. Fonds servant (opposé à dominant) . 2 ♦ N …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • servant — ser·vant n: a person who serves others: as a: an individual who performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer b: a person in the employ and subject to the direction or control of an individual or company see also… …   Law dictionary

  • Servant — Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • servant — SERVÁNT, servanţi, s.m. 1. Soldat care deserveşte o gură de foc sau un alt mijloc de luptă. 2. (Rar) Om de serviciu cu atribuţii speciale în anumite instituţii. – Din fr. servant. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  servánt s. m., pl.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Servant — oder The Servant ist der Name von: einer französischen Gemeinde im Département Puy de Dôme, siehe Servant (Puy de Dôme) einer Rebsorte, siehe Servant (Rebsorte) eines Films von Joseph Losey aus dem Jahre 1968, siehe The Servant (Film). einer Band …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • servant — Servant. adj. m. Il n est guere en usage qu en ces phrases lorsque l on parle de l Ordre de Malthe. Gentilhomme servant. frere servant. Chevalier servant …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • servant — early 13c., from O.Fr., noun use of servant serving, waiting, prp. of servir to attend, wait upon (see SERVE (Cf. serve)). Meaning professed lover, one devoted to the service of a lady is from mid 14c. In N.American colonies and U.S., the usual… …   Etymology dictionary

  • servant — [sʉr′vənt] n. [ME < OFr < prp. of servir < L servire, to SERVE] 1. a person employed to perform services, esp. household duties, for another 2. a person employed by a government: cf. PUBLIC SERVANT, CIVIL SERVANT 3. a person devoted to… …   English World dictionary

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  • Servant — Fréquent en Poitou Charentes, correspond normalement à l ancien français servant (= serviteur). On peut cependant penser parfois à un prénom, variante de Servan (voir ce nom). Il en est de même avec la forme Servans (15) …   Noms de famille

  • servant — ► NOUN 1) a person employed to perform domestic duties in a household or as a personal attendant. 2) a person regarded as providing support or service for an organization or person: a government servant. ORIGIN Old French, person serving , from… …   English terms dictionary

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