servant
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servant
- /ˈsɜːvənt/ UK
- /ˈsɝvənt/ US
- [ˈsɝvn̩ʔ] US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)vənt
Where it comes from
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.
noun servants · servaunt · servand
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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.
Similar: domestic
- 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 professed lover.
- A person of low condition or spirit.
verb servants · servanting · servanted · servaunt · servand
- To subject. Wife, Mother, Child, I know not. My affaires Are Seruanted to others[…]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: handmaid, handmaiden, retainer, menial, slave, minion, household, domestic, housekeeper, valet, custodian, attendant, handyman, countess, worker, guardian
Translations
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noun one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation
| Español | sirviente, sirvienta f criado, mozo, doméstico, empleado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 하인 hain, 머슴 meoseum, 사용인 sayong'in |
| 日本語 | 召使い meshitsukai, 奴僕 nuboku, 使用人 shiyōnin |
| 中文 | 僕人 /仆人 púrén, 傭人 /佣人 yōngrén, 奴僕 /奴仆 núpú, 奴役 núyì |
| हिन्दी | नौकर naukar, चाकर cākar, नौकरानी naukrānī, सेवक sevak, भृत्य bhŕtya, मुलाज़िम mulāzim |
| Kiswahili | mtumishi |
| Português | empregado, criado, serviçal |
| Français | domestique, servante, serviteur |
| Deutsch | Diener, Dienerin, Lakai, Kammerdiener, Zofe, Bediensteter |
| Italiano | servo, servitore, domestico, famiglio |
| Ελληνικά | υπηρέτης ypirétis |
| Română | servitor, slugă, slujitor |
| Русский | слуга́ slugá, служа́нка služánka, прислу́жник prislúžnik, прислу́жница prislúžnica, служи́тель služítelʹ, служи́тельница služítelʹnica |
| Tiếng Việt | đầy tớ, người hầu |
| العربية | خَادِم ḵādim, خَادِمَة ḵādima, خَدَم ḵadam |
| עברית | מְשָׁרֵת mesharét |
noun one who serves another, providing help in some manner
| Español | servidor |
|---|---|
| Português | servente |
| Français | serviteur |
| Deutsch | Diener, Dienerin, Helfer, Helferin |
| Ελληνικά | υπηρέτης ypirétis |
| Русский | служи́тель služítelʹ, служи́тельница služítelʹnica |
Talk about this word "servant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/servant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. servant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/servant "servant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/servant.Cite this
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title = {servant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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