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
The period drama, which Marsh also co-wrote and starred in, tackled the decline of British aristocracy in the early 1900s, as depicted in the lives of the affluent Bellamy family and their servants.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Men enlisted to be soldiers not orderlies, waiters, or body servants.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
In 2010, a three-part revival of Upstairs, Downstairs aired on British broadcaster BBC One, with Marsh reprising her role as Rose Buck, who had returned to London to run an agency for domestic servants after a period spent nursing her mother in Suffolk.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Few spoke up for the man viewed by many as a lowborn upstart, but Cromwell, his faithful servant, was the exception, petitioning Henry at great risk to his own reputation.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Men enlisted to be soldiers not orderlies, waiters, or body servants.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
In 2010, a three-part revival of Upstairs, Downstairs aired on British broadcaster BBC One, with Marsh reprising her role as Rose Buck, who had returned to London to run an agency for domestic servants after a period spent nursing her mother in Suffolk.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Few spoke up for the man viewed by many as a lowborn upstart, but Cromwell, his faithful servant, was the exception, petitioning Henry at great risk to his own reputation.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
Noun
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In 2003, Lauren sold the Giallo Modena–colored F50 to its current stewards.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the race director’s event notes for each race remind the competitors that the stewards will invalidate a lap during qualifying and the race when a driver fails to stay within track limits.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Later, a tracking shot outside the Bennets’ house at night glides from window to window, glimpsing the parents, then the sisters in their rooms, and also one of the maids walking up a flight of stairs singing a love song to herself.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Last month, four Ugandan women in maids’ uniforms sent a video plea to an aid group, saying that they had been detained for six months in Saudi Arabia.—
Kiana Hayeri,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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Cassidy said she was surrounded by her mom, the couple's housekeeper and childhood friends during the ordeal.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Buy Now 03 of 10 'Alias Grace' by Margaret Atwood In 1840’s Toronto, scullery maid Grace Marks, 16, is accused of abetting the brutal murder of her employer and his pregnant housekeeper.—
Bailey Seybolt,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ramsey says the butler’s pantry focuses on organization and convenience.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Apr. 2025
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Add in underground valet and self-parking, a provisions shop, and a concierge service that operates with the foresight of a private butler, and the entire experience begins to feel more like a five-star resort than a residence — albeit one with a custom decanter and a key fob to the good stuff.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But framing Paul American as a retrospection on labor, with the boys and their family and their lackeys gassing them up over and over, just isn’t that interesting.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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The current cast is rounded out by Alison Brie, who will play another Skeletor lackey, Evil-Lyn, Idris Elba, who will play the noble Man-at-Arms, and Riverdale's Camila Mendes as Teela, Man-at-Arms's daughter and He-Man's right-hand woman.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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After four seasons as a bumbling apex predator, Joe faces a new challenge as the show ends: The women are fighting back harder than ever.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Read: These two memoirs by women in rock ’n’ roll are riveting.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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