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servant
noun
a
person
employed
to
do
cooking
,
cleaning
,
or
other
household
work
for
someone
else
•
The
servant
carried
a
tray
of
tea
into
the
drawing
room
.
The
servant
carried
a
tray
of
tea
into
the
drawing
room
.
•
After
the
war
,
their
family
could
no
longer
afford
a
servant
.
After
the
war
,
their
family
could
no
longer
afford
a
servant
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
"
sergant
"
meaning
"
attendant
,
servant
",
ultimately
from
Latin
"
servire
" ‘
to
serve
’.
noun
a
person
who
works
for
the
public
,
an
organization
,
or
a
cause
,
especially
in
a
government
role
•
As
a
civil servant
,
he
processed
passport
applications
every
day
.
As
a
civil servant
,
he
processed
passport
applications
every
day
.
•
She
saw
herself
as
a
humble
servant
of
the
community
.
She
saw
herself
as
a
humble
servant
of
the
community
.
Extended
sense
of
‘
someone
who
serves
’
applied
to
public
and
institutional
roles
from
the
17th
century
onward
.
