"servant" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɜːvənt/ [UK], /ˈsɝvənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-servant.ogg [US] Forms: servant [singular], servants [plural]
Etymology: serve + -ant Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|serve|ant}} serve + -ant Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A servant is someone who works for a person or for a family, doing things like cooking and washing. Often the servant lives in the house where they work. A servant works for the same family all day.
    Sense id: simple-servant-en-noun-gTJVY9bl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ant
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