English Explanatory Dictionary

servant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
  2. One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
  3. A person who dedicates themselves to God.
  4. A professed lover.
  5. A person of low condition or spirit.
verb
  1. To subject.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɜːvənt/ /ˈsɝvənt/ [ˈsɝvn̩ʔ] en-us-servant.ogg

Word forms

servant servants servaunt servand servanting servanted

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.

Synonyms

domestic

Derived words

assigned servant body servant bondservant captain's servant civil servant covenanted servant domestic servant even-servant eyeservant eye-servant fellow servant indentured servant maidservant maid-servant manservant nonservant outservant public servant servantage servantdom servantess servanthood servantless servantlike servantly servant out of livery servantry servantship underservant who was your servant last year womanservant woman servant your servant
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