servant
- noun
- /ˈsɜrvənt/
- As a humble servant of the Almighty, I will follow His will.
- civil servant
- public servant
- servant of God
Money is a great servant but a bad master.
- Money is a great servant but a bad master.
- You go, oh, OK, The servant kind of leads from the back.
- But this is, it's a servant and you can put this to work.
- The market is a great servant, but it is a terrible master.
- Thought is a is a great servant, it's just not a good master.
- I think AI makes a great servant but a terrible master.
- So, so I think technology is an amazing servant and it's just a tragic God.
- And in this way, we become servant leaders.
- Being a servant in life is a beautiful thing, all right?
- So it bothers me when people treat AI systems like servants.
- Yeah, your uncontrolled mind, because then you are the servant of your mind.
- And I guess it's a form of servant leadership.
- OK, The Bishop of Rizz, the servant of Gods being served.
- But master and servant are not existing things.
- It makes me feel a bit like a servant or something though.
- So God appears as a servant at your side and a kind of an advisor.
Examples
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So we may continue to be thy faithful servants.
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The servant diligently prepared the meals for the entire family and kept the house tidy.
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Being a servant in life is a beautiful thing, all right?
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In this respect, as in all others, the Council was the servant of the Assembly.
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Even a servant knows you should treat everyone with kindness and respect.
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And you can't be the best teacher or servant or human being.
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As an actor, a musician and a loyal and very humble servant of the club.
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Said he was given aid by a servant in a prominent Quaker household.
Fiction book (1994) -
Yes, we're all humble servants to the CW in our family, by the grace of God.
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Ray Court, a prematurely white-haired career civil servant, raises the window shade.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
A male servant or helper who works for someone
A woman paid to clean and cook in another person's home
A man who manages the staff in a large house and serves meals
A person who manages household chores and keeps the home clean
A person who helps someone dress and care for their clothes
A person with a lower job rank who follows another's orders
A person who works for a government department in a long-term job and is not elected
A person who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
A man who works in someone's house doing jobs like cleaning and helping with meals
A person who works for a family in the home, often as a servant
A young woman who works in a house to help with chores
A man who works as a servant in a rich house and obeys orders
A person or thing that helps and supports something more important
A woman who works as a servant to help another woman get dressed and look tidy
A woman who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
A person who works in a home doing cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks
A girl or young woman who works in a home doing chores
Something that helps and supports a more important person or idea
A man who cares for a person's clothes and personal needs in a house or court
A person who helps someone dress and bathe every day
A person who must work for another person by law, often like a servant in the past
A man who works in a home to serve and help people
A servant who helps the head servant in a large house
A person forced to work without pay for someone else
Antonyms
Compounds
A person who works for a government department in a long-term job and is not elected
How Submissive
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Servant comes from the Latin word servus meaning 'slave' and is the same root as serve and service. So a servant can also mean someone in a lower position who 'serves' a greater power or the public, which is why we speak of the government as a 'servant' of the people.