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Meaning of 'servant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Servant [ n.]
- One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate helper.
- One in a state of subjection or bondage.
- A professed lover or suitor; a gallant.
2 . Servant [ v. t.]
- To subject.

Meaning of 'servant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . servant [ n]
Meaning (1):
- in a subordinate position
Example in sentence:
  • the state cannot be a servant of the church;
  • theology should be the handmaiden of ethics

Nearby Words:

seraglio serai seralbumen serang serape seraph seraphic seraphical seraphicism seraphim

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