Servant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

in a subordinate position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɜːvənt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɜːvənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɜːvənt/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɜːvənt/.

Examples

theology should be the handmaiden of ethics
the state cannot be a servant of the church

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

handmaiden handmaid retainer

Parts of Speech

noun	a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
noun	in a subordinate position “theology should be the handmaiden of ethics”

Word Forms

serve

verb

work for or be a servant to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Diener

eine Person, die im Dienste eines anderen arbeitet (insbesondere im Haushalt)

🇫🇷French

serviteur

une personne travaillant au service d'une autre (notamment dans le ménage)

🇪🇸Spanish

servidor

una persona que trabaja al servicio de otra (especialmente en el hogar)

🇮🇹Italian

servitore

una persona che lavora al servizio di un'altra (soprattutto in ambito domestico)

🇳🇱Dutch

bediende

een persoon die in dienst van een ander werkt (vooral in het huishouden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

servo

uma pessoa que trabalha ao serviço de outra (especialmente no agregado familiar)

🇷🇺Russian

слуга

человек, работающий на службе у другого (особенно в домашнем хозяйстве)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नौकर

दूसरे की सेवा में काम करने वाला व्यक्ति (विशेषकर घर में)

🇧🇩Bengali

চাকর

একজন ব্যক্তি অন্যের সেবায় কাজ করছেন (বিশেষ করে পরিবারে)

🇮🇳Tamil

வேலைக்காரன்

மற்றொருவரின் சேவையில் பணிபுரியும் ஒருவர் (குறிப்பாக வீட்டில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సేవకుడు

మరొకరి సేవలో పనిచేసే వ్యక్తి (ముఖ్యంగా ఇంట్లో)

🇮🇳Marathi

नोकर

दुसऱ्याच्या सेवेत काम करणारी व्यक्ती (विशेषतः घरातील)

🇮🇳Gujarati

નોકર

બીજાની સેવામાં કામ કરતી વ્યક્તિ (ખાસ કરીને ઘરમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೇವಕ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಸೇವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സേവകൻ

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ സേവനത്തിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വീട്ടിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੌਕਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੂਜੇ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਮ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

نوکر

دوسرے کی خدمت میں کام کرنے والا شخص (خاص طور پر گھر میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

仆人

为他人服务的人（尤其是在家庭中）

🇯🇵Japanese

サーバント

他人（特に家庭内）のために働く人

🇰🇷Korean

하인

다른 사람을 위해 일하는 사람(특히 집안일)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người hầu

một người làm việc phục vụ người khác (đặc biệt là trong gia đình)

🇹🇭Thai

คนรับใช้

คนที่ทำงานในบริการของผู้อื่น (โดยเฉพาะในครัวเรือน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelayan

seseorang yang bekerja untuk melayani orang lain (terutama di rumah tangga)

🇵🇭Filipino

alipin

isang taong nagtatrabaho sa paglilingkod sa iba (lalo na sa sambahayan)

🇲🇾Malay

hamba

seseorang yang bekerja dalam perkhidmatan orang lain (terutama dalam rumah tangga)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خادم

شخص يعمل في خدمة شخص آخر (خاصة في المنزل)

🇮🇷Persian

خدمتکار

شخصی که در خدمت دیگری (به ویژه در خانه) کار می کند.

🇹🇷Turkish

hizmetkar

başkasının hizmetinde çalışan kişi (özellikle evde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשָׁרֵת

אדם שעובד בשירותו של אחר (במיוחד במשק הבית)

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The primary meaning of 'servant' is 'a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)'.

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Using 'servant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'servant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'servant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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