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
My great-great-great-great grandmother was a servant at Rancho Buena Vista Adobe and sadly passed away there.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Carrigan plays the dutiful, largely silent family servant in the movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
In the film, a loyal government servant accepts a promotion, a move that will be beneficial to him, his wife, and their two teenage daughters.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
Dominik Szot, executive coach for leaders’ legacy, servant leader, global entrepreneur, founder/CEO of MIA, situational leadership trainer.
—Dominik Szot, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Carrigan plays the dutiful, largely silent family servant in the movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
In the film, a loyal government servant accepts a promotion, a move that will be beneficial to him, his wife, and their two teenage daughters.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
Dominik Szot, executive coach for leaders’ legacy, servant leader, global entrepreneur, founder/CEO of MIA, situational leadership trainer.
—Dominik Szot, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
Noun
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So, in light of that, he was asked to explain his role as the steward of the franchise.—
Kevin Acee,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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When the hammer fell, the new steward of this bridge to Motorsport’s most daring age paid $4.295 million.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The room looked very nice, so clearly the maid had done her work.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2025
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The leading occupations for immigrants in 2023 included manicurists, maids, housekeepers and roofers.—
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Predator star shares three other children — Katherine, Christina and Christopher — with his ex-wife, and one son, Joseph Baena, with his former housekeeper, Mildred Baena.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Mata’s parents worked as a gardener and a housekeeper.—
Daisy Verduzco Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their relationship with their butler Griff is a particularly amusing thread that allows Carrigan (Barry) to shore up a relatively thin role with subtle physical comedy and ace timing.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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The audience reserved their loudest and longest applause for Anthony Carrigan, who just about steals the movie with his largely wordless performance as the Leopold’s long-suffering butler, Griff.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Liberals have been able to stop their opponent Pierre Poilievre’s momentum by painting him as a MAGA lackey.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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One of Knuckles’ many lackeys ultimately finds Rose by … going to her apartment building, where her name is prominently displayed on her mailbox?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This rare type of migraine affects 3% of women and 1% of men.—
Janelle McSwiggin, MSN,
Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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Another group of local women watch as Jaclyn puts on a show with Valentin and his buddies, and their fixation on her only seems to motivate the Hollywood star more and more.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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