: one that serves others
a public servant
especially
: one that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer
servantless
adjective
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Examples of servant in a Sentence
the wealthy family had servants to clean and cook for them
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Hanuman is perhaps best known for being a devoted servant of Lord Rama who, in turn, is known for his adherence to the path of righteousness.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Theater audiences unaccustomed to drawing room comedies from a century ago that would begin with servants setting up the household conflicts before the main characters made their entrances, might also be confused by the directness of this narrative download.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Theater audiences unaccustomed to drawing room comedies from a century ago that would begin with servants setting up the household conflicts before the main characters made their entrances, might also be confused by the directness of this narrative download.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/servant. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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servant
noun
ser·vant
ˈsər-vənt 
: one that serves others
especially
: a person hired to perform household or personal services
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