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- pronunciation:
- suhr
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A servant is a person whose job is to clean another person's house or cook their food or do other things around their home. They get paid for their work, but they have only one employer and don't work anywhere else. Sometimes servants live somewhere in the same house as the people they work for.
The king had many servants who cooked his meals, served him at his table, and carried out his many wishes.The family was very rich and had servants to do all the cleaning and cooking.
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| definition 2: |
A person who is part of a government and whose job is to work for the people of a city, state, or country is often called a "public servant."
A good mayor doesn't forget that he or she is a public servant. |
| related words: |
hand, helper |
| derivations: |
servantless (adj.), servantlike (adj.) |
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