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servant

[ sur-vuhnt ]

noun

  1. a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
  2. a person in the service of another.
  3. a person employed by the government:

    a public servant.



servant

/ ˈ²õɜ˱¹É™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. a person employed to work for another, esp one who performs household duties
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ð°ù±¹²¹²Ô³Ù-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ð°ù±¹î€ƒa²Ô³Ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²õ±ð°ù±¹î€ƒa²Ô³Ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of servant1

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, noun use of present participle of servir to serve; -ant
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of servant1

C13: via Old French, from servant serving, from servir to serve
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"She found the conditions very poor and organised all the other servants into a trade union and got them better conditions," says Anabel, referring to the Scottish Domestic Workers Federation union Jessie established around 1912.

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Australia's opposition leader has ditched an election promise to end work from home options for public servants after a backlash.

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"It was a very close fight. Joe has been a great servant for British boxing and he's never in a boring fight."

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The NHS Wales Executive was established in 2023 as a "hybrid" body made up of NHS staff and civil servants with the aim of strengthening leadership and helping to transform clinical services.

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The PAC warned of a "gap in accountability to parliament" over the money lent to rugby union, due to "a conflict of interest" involving a senior civil servant's connections with the sport.

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