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servant

/ˈsɝvənt/noun2 syllables

Servant means: in a subordinate position.

Synonyms for servant3

noun, as in in a subordinate position

handmaid, handmaiden

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

retainer

What does servant mean?2

noun

1

in a subordinate position“theology should be the handmaiden of ethics”

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with servant?2

two syllables

fervent

three syllables

observant
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Servant in a sentence

  • Money is a good servant, but a bad master.Zifre
  • Be the master of your will, but the servant of your conscience.Bernie75
  • There, a merchant arrived by horse, accompanied by his servant.Mithridates
  • Fire is a good servant, but a bad master.rul
  • My father was a civil servant, and my mother wasn't doing anything either.sacredceltic
  • The mind should be a good servant, but the heart should be the master.Swift
  • If you behave like a servant, you'll be treated like a servant.CK
  • As is the master, so is the servant.Miktsoanit

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Forms of servant

as a noun

plural
servants