servant
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
Noun 4 meanings
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
“There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.”
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
“She is quite the humble servant, the poor in this city owe much to her but she expects nothing.”
A person who dedicates themselves to God.
A person of low condition or spirit.
Etymology
From Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from the present participle of the verb servir. Doublet of sergeant and servient. Morphologically serve + -ant. Displaced native Old English þeġn.
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SERVANT at a glance
SERVANT has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + R 1 + V 4 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,083 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with servant
All rhymes- WANT7
- IMPORTANT13
- SIGNIFICANT17
- MEANT7
- PLANT7
- ASSISTANT9
- RESTAURANT10
- GRANT6
- GIANT6
- RELEVANT11
- PREGNANT11
- BRILLIANT11
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