servant

Pronunciation: /ˈsɝvənt/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
  2. noun in a subordinate position

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

retainer

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
worker
Narrower (hyponyms)
factotum, body servant, scullion, familiar, lackey, major-domo

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