servant
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
Example
“There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.”
Other meanings
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.
Related words
- bondservant
- eyeservant
- nonservant
- outservant
- servantage
- servantdom
- servantess
- servanthood
- servantry
- servantship
- underservant
- womanservant
Word history
From Old French "servant".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “servant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.