as in steward
a person hired to perform household or personal services
the wealthy family had servants to clean and cook for them
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Recent Examples of servant
Japanese folklore indicates the fish belonged to servants of the sea god Ryūjin.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Spanning the 20th century, the story follows Emma Harte, who goes from a teenage servant in Yorkshire to a retail magnate and is faced with deciding who should carry on her legacy.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
The narrative is framed by Mr. Lockwood, a tenant at Thrushcross Grange, who learns about the tumultuous history of Wuthering Heights through Nelly Dean, a longtime servant.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
This may be an extreme example, but the lesson here is that positioning science as the servant of ideology is perilous.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Spanning the 20th century, the story follows Emma Harte, who goes from a teenage servant in Yorkshire to a retail magnate and is faced with deciding who should carry on her legacy.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
The narrative is framed by Mr. Lockwood, a tenant at Thrushcross Grange, who learns about the tumultuous history of Wuthering Heights through Nelly Dean, a longtime servant.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
This may be an extreme example, but the lesson here is that positioning science as the servant of ideology is perilous.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for servant
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Of the 79 injured, 64 were fans, 10 were police officers and five were match stewards.Matias Grez, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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The order’s practices were set down by the first chief steward, Marc Lescarbot, a lawyer and poet in the colony at Port-Royal.Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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Residents worked in various professions to help build and maintain the Palm Springs infrastructure: carpenters, plumbers, construction workers, maids, chefs, gardeners and others in domestic jobs.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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The book opens with the maid being interrogated by the police, and the rest of the story is sort of her confession to them.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement At hotels, housekeepers, desk clerks and other employees would see a 48% hike over 3½ years, compared with the $20.32 per hour currently set by the city’s hotel minimum wage law.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Upon arrival, you’ll be greeted by your dedicated concierge, chef, bartender, and housekeeper.Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Google today announced Gemini 2, a new version of its flagship AI model that has been trained to plan and execute tasks on a user’s computers and the web, and which can chat like a person and make sense of the physical world as a virtual butler.Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Royal Mansion, spanning the top floor, offers the ultimate in opulence with its own infinity pool and dedicated team of butlers.Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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Americans, beware: Putin and his lackeys are not your friends.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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There’s fat chance of that when political lackeys and incompetent appointees are elevated to high positions.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2024
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The salon had a private area where women with thinning hair could get scalp treatments that included massages from their late beautician sister Carla Taylor and oils formulated by their mother.Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article A woman who snuck aboard a Delta flight from JFK airport to Paris was hauled back to the United States on Wednesday and could face federal charges for the stowaway stunt, the Daily News has learned.John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servant. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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