scullions

noun

Definition of scullionsnext
plural of scullion
as in servants

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  1. lieutenants
  2. helpers
  3. aides
Noun
  • These two stakes are much smaller in size, so these transactions could be made by Buffett’s investing lieutenants Todd Combs and Ted Weschler.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Seasons 4 and 5 saw the four main characters all get promoted to junior lieutenants, after slumming it as ensigns for the majority of the series.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of lieutenants
Noun
  • The galley kitchen is wide enough to allow a chef and helpers to work without bumping into each other.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
  • When Pacquiao won the election this time, with the crucial precinct result popping up onto a screen in the wee hours of the morning, he was surrounded by reporters and helpers and the smile was bigger than any of his post-fight, boxing-ring victory emotional displays.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of helpers
Noun
  • His aides have hinted that plans are under way for foreign travel in 2025.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • As his final weeks in the White House wind down, President Joe Biden and his top aides are making a home-stretch sprint on climate action, finalizing multibillion-dollar clean-energy loans, supporting state-level action on EVs and setting a new national target for greenhouse gas reductions.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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