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servant
ser·vant S0286300 (sûr′vənt)n.1. One who is privately employed to perform domestic services.2. One who is publicly employed to perform services, as for a government.3. One who expresses submission, recognizance, or debt to another: your obedient servant.
[Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of servir, to serve; see serve.]servant (ˈsɜːvənt) n1. (Professions) a person employed to work for another, esp one who performs household duties2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) See public servant[C13: via Old French, from servant serving, from servir to serve] ˈservant-ˌlike adjserv•ant (ˈsɜr vənt)
n. 1. a person employed by another, esp. to perform domestic duties. 2. a person in the service of another. 3. a person employed by the government: a public servant. [1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, n. use of present participle of servir to serve; see -ant] serv′ant•hood`, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  servant - a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)retainerworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"body servant - a valet or personal maidcabin boy - a young man acting as a servant on a shipdomestic, domestic help, house servant - a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the householdfactotum - a servant employed to do a variety of jobsfamiliar - a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for supportflunkey, flunky, lackey - a male servant (especially a footman)major-domo, seneschal - the chief steward or butler of a great householdmanservant - a man servantmenial - a domestic servantscullion - a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)servant girl, serving girl - a girl who is a servant | | 2. | servant - in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"handmaid, handmaidensubordinateness, subsidiarity - secondary importance |
servantnoun attendant, domestic, slave, maid, help, helper, retainer, menial, drudge, lackey, vassal, skivvy (chiefly Brit.), servitor (archaic), varlet (archaic), liegeman She couldn't lift a spoon without a servant.Translationsservant (ˈsəːvənt) noun1. a person who is hired to work for another, especially in helping to run a house. 傭人，僕人 佣人，仆人 2. a person employed by the government, or in the administration of a country etc. a public servant; civil servants. 公務員 公务员IdiomsSeefire is a good servant but a bad masterservant
servantIn CORBA, it refers to the actual CPU and memory resources chosen to execute an object. The servant, which is known only to the server, follows policies set in the Portable Object Adapter (POA). See POA and CORBA.ServantSee also Butler.Abigailhelpmeet of King David; traditional name for hand-maiden. [O.T.: I Samuel 25]Albertpopular servant’s name: assistant, manservant, page-boy. [Br. Lit.: Loving; By The Pricking of My Thumbs; A Damsel in Distress]Brighellaprototype of interfering servant; meddles and gossips. [Ital. Drama: Walsh Classical, 62]Despinaher stratagems control and resolve the plot. [Ital. Opera: Mozart, Cosi fan tutte, Scholes, 259]Figarovalet who outwits everyone by his cunning. [Fr. Lit.: Marriage of Figaro]Fridayyoung Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe]Ganymedemortal lad, taken by Zeus to be cupbearer to the gods. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 106]golemautomaton homunculus performs duties not permissible for Jews. [Jew. Legend: Jobes, 674]Hazelmeddling maid in the Baxter house. [TV and Comics: Terrace, I, 343]Hebecupbearer to the gods; succeeded by Ganymede. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 117]Ithamorepurchased by Barabas to betray Governor of Malta. [Br. Drama: The Jew of Malta]Jeevesstereotypical English valet of Wodehouse stories. [Brit. Lit.: NCE, 2997]Lichas Hercules’attendant; unknowingly delivers poisoned robe to him. [Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses]Notburga, St. Bavarianpatroness of domestics; beneficent, though poor. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 257]PassepartoutPhileas Fogg’s rash valet. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days]Thing Addamsfamily servant; a disembodied right hand. [TV: “The Addams Family” in Terrace, I, 29]Xanthiascarries Bacchus’s heavy bundles. [Gk. Lit.: The Frogs]Zita, St.devout and generous domestic; patron saint. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 348]servant
servant See Respondeat superior. servant
Related to servant: savantservantn. an employee of an employer, technically one who works for a master. A servant is distinguished from an"independent contractor" who operates his/her own business even though spending much time on the work of a particular person or entity. The servant has established hours or piece work, is under the direction of the employer even as to details, cannot work for competitors, and acts for the benefit of the employer rather than for himself/herself. A servant (employee) must have workmen's compensation insurance and social security coverage, pay income tax deductions, and may benefit from various Federal and state labor laws. (See: master and servant, employee, independent contractor) servant Related to servant: savant
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servant
Related to servant: savantSynonyms for servantnoun attendantSynonyms- attendant
- domestic
- slave
- maid
- help
- helper
- retainer
- menial
- drudge
- lackey
- vassal
- skivvy
- servitor
- varlet
- liegeman
Synonyms for servantnoun a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)SynonymsRelated Words- worker
- body servant
- cabin boy
- domestic
- domestic help
- house servant
- factotum
- familiar
- flunkey
- flunky
- lackey
- major-domo
- seneschal
- manservant
- menial
- scullion
- servant girl
- serving girl
noun in a subordinate positionSynonymsRelated Words- subordinateness
- subsidiarity
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