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 original painting shows a couple in evening wear dancing on a beach while servants hold umbrellas above them.
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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
There, a plaque remembers Anne Glover, an Irish servant who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Additionally, experts think servants flushed it by pouring water into the bowl after each use during the Warring States period (475 to 221 B.C.E.) and the Han dynasty (206 to 220 B.C.E.).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
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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
There, a plaque remembers Anne Glover, an Irish servant who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Additionally, experts think servants flushed it by pouring water into the bowl after each use during the Warring States period (475 to 221 B.C.E.) and the Han dynasty (206 to 220 B.C.E.).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
Noun
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Connor Robbins, chief steward of the city lifeguards labor union, said San Diego must start prioritizing lifeguard tower repairs and replacements.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Madeleine, Nick, Kelly and I have been the proud stewards of that vision and are so proud of what the Heat mean both in our community and to fans around the world.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
5 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
Noun
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For example, housekeepers typically don't make as much as janitors.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Iñárritu turned out 2022’s divisive but inarguably unique Bardo; and then there’s Roma, Cuarón’s auditing of his childhood by focusing on his unsung nanny and housekeeper.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Only butlers and spa therapists may accept tips at some resorts.—
Eve Chen,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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The 26 cabins, each with a riverside balcony and lounge, are available with four-poster beds and a personal butler to complete the old-world experience.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2025
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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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Neither Evil Steve Jobs nor his mercenary lackey are given much of a motor and oppressive presence.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Nicki eventually confronted the woman who arranged the 2023 attacks.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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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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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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