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Meaning of servant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈsɜːvənt

Definitions

cat (unspecified gender)
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
tomcat, gib (male cat)
One who serves another, providing help in some manner
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
A person who dedicates themselves to God
A person who dedicates themselves to God.
C-clamp
A professed lover
A professed lover.
obsolete
jack (mechanical device)
A person of low condition or spirit
A person of low condition or spirit.

Equivalents

العربية الخادم تابع خادم خَادِمَة خدام خدم رسمي صانع فراش وصيف

Azərbaycanca nökər qulluqçu xidmətçi

Беларуская прыслу́жнік слуга́

Български слуга слугиня служи́тел

বাংলা চাকর

བོད་སྐད བྲན་གཡོག

Bosanski sluga слуга

Català criat servidor

Čeština holomek sluha služebník služka

Dansk tjener

Deutsch Bediener Bediensteter Bimbo Diener Dienerin Dienstbote Helfer Helferin Kammerdiener Knecht Lakai Magd Minna Schani Zofe

Ελληνικά υπηρέτης

Español criado doméstico empleado gato mozo servidor sirvienta f criado sirviente

Eesti sulane

Suomi palvelija passaaja renki

Français domestique servant servant servant servante serviteur

Gaeilge searbhónta seirbhíseach

Gàidhlig searbhanta seirbhiseach

Galego criado servente servidor

Hausa yaro

עברית משרת

हिन्दी कुत्ता क़ुली ख़िदमतगार ग़ुलाम चाकर चेटक दास नौकर नौकरानी मुलाज़िम शागिर्द सेवक

Hrvatski sluga слуга

Magyar cseléd szolga

Հայերեն ծառա սպասավոր

Bahasa Indonesia babu bedinde benduan hamba kawula khadam pacal patik peladen pelayan pembantu sahaya

Íslenska þjónn

Italiano domestico famiglio servitore servo

日本語こもの使用人供僕僮卒召使い奉公人奚妾家来御犬

ქართული მსახური

Қазақша даяшы қызметші

ខ្មែរ បាវ ព្រាវ សេវកៈ អ្នកបំរើ

한국어 가라치 노 노비 막서리 머슴 사용인 일군 종 하녀 하인

Kurdî gul kul kul kul

Кыргызча кул кызматчы

Latina famula famulus minister ministra

ລາວ ຂະຍົມ ຂ່າ ບ່າວ

Lietuvių aidukas tarnas

Latviešu kalpone kalps

Te Reo Māori hāwini tūmau

Македонски слуга служител

Монгол зарц

Bahasa Melayu hamba khadam

Malti qaddej seftur

မြန်မာဘာသာ အစေအပါး

Nederlands bediende dienaar huishoudhulp hulp hulpje knecht meid

Polski bokowy dziewka fagas kucharka otrok rab sługa służąca służący służalec służebnik służebny służny

Português criado empregado servente serviçal

Română servitor slugă slujitor

Русский прислу́жник прислу́жница слуга служа́нка служи́тель служи́тельница

Slovenčina sluha

Shqip shërbyes

Српски sluga слуга

Svenska betjänt hjon tjänare tjänsteande

Kiswahili mtumishi

ไทย กรรมการ ขยม ข่า ขี้ข้า คนรับใช้ คนใช้ ทาส บริการ บ่าว ภฤตย์ ภัจ เด็ก เบ๊ เสวก ไพร่

Türkmençe gul

Türkçe bende hizmetçi kul odacı tabi uşak

ئۇيغۇرچە خىزمەتچى

Українська гайдук слуга служниця

اردو چاکر خادِم نوکر نوکرانی

Oʻzbekcha malay

Tiếng Việt đầy tớ người hầu người nhà 侍

Examples

“There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.”

“In the great houses, servants out of livery help to the different plats, servants in livery holding the dishes, sauces, etc., and changing the plates.”

“As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.”

“She is quite the humble servant, the poor in this city owe much to her but she expects nothing.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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