as in steward
a person hired to perform household or personal services
the wealthy family had servants to clean and cook for them
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Recent Examples of servant
The 30-year-old has been a great Liverpool club servant but looks a little worse for wear this season.
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Harrison is a student with a true servant attitude, always taking care of everyone around before himself.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Guillermo was at various points Nandor’s servant, bodyguard, apprentice, housemate, and co-worker.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
His performance in The Inheritance also earned him a Tony Award in 2021 for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play.
04 of 05
Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman
Ansu Kabia plays the Huntsman, who is the Evil Queen's servant in the original film.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Harrison is a student with a true servant attitude, always taking care of everyone around before himself.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Guillermo was at various points Nandor’s servant, bodyguard, apprentice, housemate, and co-worker.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
His performance in The Inheritance also earned him a Tony Award in 2021 for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play.
04 of 05
Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman
Ansu Kabia plays the Huntsman, who is the Evil Queen's servant in the original film.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for servant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
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This includes mobilizing financial resources for sustainable development, enforcing environmental protections, and empowering indigenous communities who are key stewards of these lands.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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How can policy incentivize the industry to be better stewards of the health of its members without fueling unsustainable costs or incentivizing waste?—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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By the 1950s, the talented author who had worked with Langston Hughes and won a Guggenheim fellowship was struggling to make ends meet, working as a maid and taking other odd jobs.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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To escape the horrors of the Holocaust, Keleti, who was born in Budapest, hid out in Hungary by taking on a fake identity while working as a maid.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The adaptation will star Sweeney as Millie, a young woman on her last chance who becomes a housekeeper for the well-to-do couple Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew.—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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The housekeeper watched as the young couple began investing in houses around the area, renting them out and relying on the proceeds as their main source of income.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Additional perks include unlimited access to the Aurea Spa Thermal Suite, 24-hour butler service, concierge services, and VIP entry and exit at all ports of call.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
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The thing that most influenced me was firsthand accounts from Ferruccio, who was her butler.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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By building a social and political movement that gave him coercive power over the Republican Party, Trump systematically demolished many of the nation’s long-standing norms, ushering in a cohort of lackeys who will enable his most autocratic impulses.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
6 Nov. 2024
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The current cast is rounded out by Alison Brie, who will play another Skeletor lackey, Evil-Lyn, Idris Elba, who will play the noble Man-at-Arms, and Riverdale's Camila Mendes as Teela, Man-at-Arms's daughter and He-Man's right-hand woman.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In recent weeks, drivers have driven through protest crowds on at least two occasions, injuring two young women.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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As a result, there was little consideration of the overall makeup of the courts, and the classes of nominees sometimes were all white with few women.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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