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
Launched in 2010 from creator Julian Fellowes, the original Downton Abbey series ran through 2015 on the British network ITV and on PBS in America, and followed the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their team of servants at their Yorkshire estate in 1912.
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EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Eventually, her relationship with Jefferson evolved into something more intimate than master and servant.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The original painting shows a couple in evening wear dancing on a beach while servants hold umbrellas above them.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
While public money was spent on converting former servants quarters into a family home, the interior decor was paid for privately.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
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EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Eventually, her relationship with Jefferson evolved into something more intimate than master and servant.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The original painting shows a couple in evening wear dancing on a beach while servants hold umbrellas above them.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
While public money was spent on converting former servants quarters into a family home, the interior decor was paid for privately.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
Noun
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In 2003, Lauren sold the Giallo Modena–colored F50 to its current stewards.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the race director’s event notes for each race remind the competitors that the stewards will invalidate a lap during qualifying and the race when a driver fails to stay within track limits.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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He’s shown sitting in an armchair next to his similarly dressed daughter, who is giving him a handful of flowers; just behind them is a maid placing a basket of fruit.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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At the time of her killing, Curran was working part time as a maid at the local Colonial Motor Inn, which, according to VTDigger, is located near Bundy’s birthplace in Burlington.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Cassidy said she was surrounded by her mom, the couple's housekeeper and childhood friends during the ordeal.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Buy Now 03 of 10 'Alias Grace' by Margaret Atwood In 1840’s Toronto, scullery maid Grace Marks, 16, is accused of abetting the brutal murder of her employer and his pregnant housekeeper.—
Bailey Seybolt,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ramsey says the butler’s pantry focuses on organization and convenience.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Apr. 2025
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Add in underground valet and self-parking, a provisions shop, and a concierge service that operates with the foresight of a private butler, and the entire experience begins to feel more like a five-star resort than a residence — albeit one with a custom decanter and a key fob to the good stuff.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But framing Paul American as a retrospection on labor, with the boys and their family and their lackeys gassing them up over and over, just isn’t that interesting.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
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Austen’s second novel follows Elizabeth Bennet, an unmarried woman and the second of five daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet from Hertfordshire, near London.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The woman now stands alone due to this week's double elimination of Sai and Cedrek.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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