Antonyms for servant

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sur-vuh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr vənt

master

Definition of servant

Origin : c.1200, "personal or domestic attendant," from Old French servant "servant; foot-soldier," noun use of servant "serving, waiting," present participle of servir "to attend, wait upon" (see serve (v.)).
Meaning "professed lover, one devoted to the service of a lady" is from mid-14c. In North American colonies and U.S., the usual designation for "slave" 17c.-18c. (in 14c.-15c. and later in Biblical translations the word often was used to render Latin servus, Greek doulos "slave"). Public servant is attested from 1670s.

noun person who waits on another

Example sentences :

If a servant complained of being abused, his master had no power to retain him.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

At length the servant returned, saying his master was now ready to see them.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Such a servant of the country should be well paid by the country.
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

"Ask Mrs. Holroyd if she will have the kindness to come here for a minute," he said to the servant.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

"But he said it was most important, sir," the servant went on.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Hotspur interrupts her by calling the servant and giving him orders.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

And what boldness is this for a scrub of a servant to speak in such a way before her master?
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

She didn't know me; the servant could not have caught my name.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Style should not obtrude between a writer and his reader; it should be servant, not master.
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

But just at this instant a servant came to say that coffee was ready.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Synonyms for servant

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