Antonyms for server


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sur-ver
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr vər


Definition of server

Origin :
  • late 14c., agent noun from serve (v.). Computer sense by 1992.
  • As in servant : noun person who waits on another
  • As in steward : noun attendant
Example sentences :
  • Having offered to act as server, Pierre repeated the "Confiteor."
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Before dishes are put on, the Steward enters first, then the Server.
  • Extract from : « Early English Meals and Manners » by Various
  • The ball is then put in play by the server, who may hit the ball but once.
  • Extract from : « Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium » by Jessie H. Bancroft
  • A "fault" is the failure of the server to send the ball into the proper court.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 7, 1881 » by Various
  • The priest closed his book and went off, followed by the server.
  • Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
  • It would be interesting to know who this server of the cure was.
  • Extract from : « The Church of Grasmere » by Mary L. Armitt
  • And if it took this form for the others, which would it take for May Server?
  • Extract from : « The Sacred Fount » by Henry James
  • But you had passwords on the Subversion server for objects, right?
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • But he was not one to blink his responsibility as a Christian server of the church militant.
  • Extract from : « The Virginian » by Owen Wister
  • Always Bram has been promised the Guilderland cup and the server that goes with it.
  • Extract from : « The Bow of Orange Ribbon » by Amelia E. Barr

Synonyms for server

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