servant

noun

/ˈsɜːvənt/

/ˈsɜːrvənt/

Idioms

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a person who works in another person’s house, and cooks, cleans, etc. for them
- a domestic servant
- a faithful/devoted/trusted servant
- They treat their mother like a servant.
- servant to somebody She was working as a servant to the Smith family.
- servant of somebody one of the servants of the king of Persia
Extra Examples
- Servants scurried around him.
- The duchess arrived, surrounded by her army of servants.
- The relationship was one of master and servant.
- They went up another set of stairs to the servants' quarters.
Topics Jobsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- devoted
- faithful
- loyal
- …
verb + servant
- employ
- have
- call
- …
servant + verb
- serve somebody
- wait on somebody
- work
- …
servant + noun
- boy
- girl
preposition
- servant to
phrases
- an army of servants
- a servant of the Crown
- a servant of the people
- …
See full entry
servant (to/of something) a person who works for a company or an organization
- Mr Bennet said his client was a loyal servant to the council.
see also civil servant, public servant
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- devoted
- faithful
- loyal
- …
verb + servant
- employ
- have
- call
- …
servant + verb
- serve somebody
- wait on somebody
- work
- …
servant + noun
- boy
- girl
preposition
- servant to
phrases
- an army of servants
- a servant of the Crown
- a servant of the people
- …
See full entry
servant to/of something a person or thing that is controlled by something
- He was willing to make himself a servant of his art.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, literally ‘(person) serving’, present participle (used as a noun) of servir ‘to serve’.

Idioms

your obedient servant

(old use) used to end a formal letter

单词	servant
释义	servant noun /ˈsɜːvənt/ /ˈsɜːrvənt/ Idioms jump to other results a person who works in another person’s house, and cooks, cleans, etc. for them a domestic servant a faithful/devoted/trusted servant They treat their mother like a servant. servant to somebody She was working as a servant to the Smith family. servant of somebody one of the servants of the king of Persia Extra Examples Servants scurried around him. The duchess arrived, surrounded by her army of servants. The relationship was one of master and servant. They went up another set of stairs to the servants' quarters. Topics Jobsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective devoted faithful loyal … verb + servant employ have call … servant + verb serve somebody wait on somebody work … servant + noun boy girl preposition servant to phrases an army of servants a servant of the Crown a servant of the people … See full entry servant (to/of something) a person who works for a company or an organization Mr Bennet said his client was a loyal servant to the council. see also civil servant, public servant Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective devoted faithful loyal … verb + servant employ have call … servant + verb serve somebody wait on somebody work … servant + noun boy girl preposition servant to phrases an army of servants a servant of the Crown a servant of the people … See full entry servant to/of something a person or thing that is controlled by something He was willing to make himself a servant of his art. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, literally ‘(person) serving’, present participle (used as a noun) of servir ‘to serve’. Idioms your obedient servant (old use) used to end a formal letter
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