ser ‧ vant W2 /ˈsɜːv ə nt $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ servant , ↑ serve , ↑ server , ↑ service , ↑ disservice , the services, ↑ serving , ↑ servery , ↑ servicing , ↑ servility , ↑ servitude ; adjective : ↑ serviceable , ↑ servile , ↑ serving ; verb : ↑ serve , ↑ service ]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: present participle of servir ; ⇨ ↑ serve 1 ]
1 . someone, especially in the past, who was paid to clean someone’s house, cook for them, answer the door etc, and who often lived in the house:
Many young girls became domestic servants.
2 . servant of somebody/something someone who is controlled by someone or something – often used to show disapproval:
Are we the servants of computers?
⇨ ↑ civil servant