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IPA transcription: ['sɚvənts]

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Noun

  • a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

  • in a subordinate position

    “theology should be the handmaiden of ethics”

    “the state cannot be a servant of the church”

Usage examples

  • There were numerous servants employed by the family.
  • An elegant horse-drawn carriage with its retinue of servants is an "equipage".
  • He gave all the servants, but me, notice to quit.
  • Servants came and went with silver trays laden with spices and tea.
  • Servants came and went with silver trays laden with spices and tea.
  • There were no children, no servants, no fowls.
  • One afternoon, one of his servants fell ill, and it appeared that he would die.
  • However, the lifetimes of objects and servants are independent.
  • No, it is a palace, wherein there are many servants.
  • Globally, their order is the "Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses".