SERVANT


Meaning of SERVANT in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ devoted , faithful , loyal , trusted

▪ humble , obedient

▪ good

He has been a good ~ to this club.

▪ female , male

▪ hired

▪ indentured

▪ personal

▪ domestic , farm ( esp. BrE ), house ( esp. AmE ), household

▪ palace , royal

▪ civil ( esp. BrE ), Crown ( BrE , law ), public

a powerful committee of politicians and civil ~s

Two senior civil ~s were sent from Whitehall to work within the Ministry of Home Affairs.

VERB + SERVANT

▪ employ , have

▪ call

He called his ~ to light a candle in his study.

▪ order

SERVANT + VERB

▪ serve sb , wait on sb

An army of ~s waited on the general's household.

▪ work

▪ bustle , run , rush , scurry

Servants scurried around him.

▪ bow

The two ~s bowed and left the room.

SERVANT + NOUN

▪ boy , girl

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ to

He banishes Kent, a loyal ~ to King Lear.

PHRASES

▪ an army of ~s

The duchess arrived, surrounded by her army of ~s.

▪ a ~ of the Crown ( BrE )

▪ a ~ of the people

▪ a ~ of God

▪ servants' quarters

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