fellow servant
noun
: an employee working with another employee under such circumstances that each one if negligent may expose the other to harm which the employer cannot reasonably be expected to guard against or be held legally liable for
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In her second home, Mercy finds new friends but also danger in the form of an affectionate employer, his jealous wife and the wife’s predatory son, who stalks and threatens Mercy and a fellow servant.
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Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2022
He and Lyra form a friendship, often venturing together around the grounds or getting into playful turf wars with fellow servant and Gyptian children.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2019
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Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2022
He and Lyra form a friendship, often venturing together around the grounds or getting into playful turf wars with fellow servant and Gyptian children.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2019
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“Fellow servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellow%20servant. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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