Servant

  • 11servant — ► 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

  • 12Servant — Serv ant, v. t. To subject. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13Servant — (fr., spr. Serwang), Diener, Gehülf, Handlanger. Servants d armes (spr. Serwangdarm), bei den Maltesern die Waffenknechte der Ritter …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 14servant — [n] person who waits on another assistant, attendant, cleaning person, dependent, domestic, drudge, help, helper, hireling, live in, menial, minion, retainer, serf, server, slave; concept 348 Ant. master …

    New thesaurus

  • 15servant — (sèr van) adj. m. 1°   Qui sert ; usité seulement dans certaines locutions.    Gentilshommes servants, officiers qui servaient à table chez le roi.    Dans l ordre de Malte, frères servants, ou quelquefois chevaliers servants, nom donné au… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 16Servant —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Servan. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Servant  …

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  • 17servant — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ devoted, faithful, loyal, trusted ▪ humble, obedient ▪ good ▪ He has been a good servant …

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  • 18servant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) One who serves another Nouns 1. servant, servitor, domestic, menial, help; retainer, follower, henchman, subject, liegeman; retinue, suite, cortege, staff, entourage, court; majordomo, chamberlain. See… …

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  • 19Servant — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Servant >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 subject subject liegeman Sgm: N 1 servant servant retainer follower henchman servitor domestic menial help lady help employe …

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  • 20servant — n. 1) a domestic; personal; public servant 2) a faithful, loyal, trusted servant 3) a servant to * * * [ sɜːv(ə)nt] loyal personal public servant trusted servant a domestic a faithful a servant to …

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