Hired servant

  • 1Servant — Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial… …

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  • 2Servant of servants — Servant Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for… …

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  • 3Servant (disambiguation) — Servant or servants may refer to: *Domestic worker, a person hired to provide regular household or other duties * The Servant (film), a 1963 British film *The Servant (band), a UK alternative rock band based in London *The Servants, a UK indie… …

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  • 4servant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) One who serves another Nouns 1. servant, servitor, domestic, menial, help; retainer, follower, henchman, subject, liegeman; retinue, suite, cortege, staff, entourage, court; majordomo, chamberlain. See… …

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  • 5Your humble servant — Servant Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for… …

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  • 6Your most humble most obedient servant — Servant Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for… …

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  • 7Your obedient servant — Servant Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for… …

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  • 8servant — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ devoted, faithful, loyal, trusted ▪ humble, obedient ▪ good ▪ He has been a good servant …

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  • 9hired man — noun a hired laborer on a farm or ranch (Freq. 2) the hired hand fixed the railing a ranch hand • Syn: ↑hired hand, ↑hand • Hypernyms: ↑laborer, ↑manual laborer, ↑ …

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  • 10Hired — Hire Hire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hired} (h[imac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiring}.] [OE. hiren, huren, AS. h[=y]rian; akin to D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See {Hire}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To procure (any chattel or estate) from another… …

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