Antonyms for servants

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sur-vuh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr vənt

master

Definition of servants

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 :

Then he called for his servants and ordered them to throw the coffin into the Nile.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

One of the servants was in the hall, and opened the carriage-door for her.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Do not show yourselves ungrateful to the Corn by denying her servants their wages.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Her establishment was not only diminished, but her servants reduced to half-pay.
Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent

I think they were more afraid of me than I had been of the servants at dinner.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

And when his servants, who were waiting, saw him in such a state, they thought he was the Devil.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

The servants have told him she mopes around and is getting thin and pale.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston

But there are many orders which may be issued to these servants.
Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan

Rising, he called one of the servants, and bade her summon Margaret.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

To which his servants replied, "There is nothing done for him."
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox

Synonyms for servants

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