body servant
1
9.4
- noun
:
sirviente personal
- After a long day, the body servant assisted her employer with his evening routine.
Examples
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You shall be my body servant.
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- André Latour, the Colonel's body servant.
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Our mother's body servant helped us dress every morning.
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The body servant prepared the prince's clothes and served his meals.
Synonyms
422
1.0
A person who works in someone's home doing jobs like cooking and cleaning
39
6.0
A person who helps someone dress and care for their clothes
12
8.2
A woman who serves a lady and helps with household tasks
11
7.4
A man who works in someone's house doing jobs like cleaning and helping with meals
8
8.0
A woman who helps and cares for another person in a household
8
7.0
A person who works for a family in the home, often as a servant
3
8.6
A woman who works as a servant to help another woman get dressed and look tidy
1
9.1
A man who helps a rich man dress and looks after his personal needs
1
9.9
A man who cares for a person's clothes and personal needs in a house or court
A man who works in a home to serve and help people
A servant who attends an important person, often in the past
How Personal
1
9.4
1
7.0
- US
79
3.2
264
1.0
110
1.1
136
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'personal attendant' is directly derivable from combining 'body' (the person’s physical self or personal needs) with 'servant' (a worker who attends to someone). This noun–noun composition follows a regular English pattern (like 'bodyguard' or 'personal servant') and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The term body servant comes from the simple picture of a servant who works for someone's body, helping with clothes, baths and dressing. That's why it means 'a personal attendant who helps with daily care'.