servant
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensationOne who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
» Dogs have masters, cats have servants.
У собак - хозяева, у кошек - слуги.
Собаки мають господарів, коти — слуг.
Meaning
5 sensesOne who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.
Diener, Dienerin, Lakai
слуга́slugá, служа́нкаslužánka, прислу́жникprislúžnik
слуга́sluhá, служни́цяslužnýcja
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
She is quite the humble servant, the poor in this city owe much to her but she expects nothing.
Diener, Dienerin, Helfer
служи́тельslužítelʹ, служи́тельницаslužítelʹnica
A person who dedicates themselves to God.
A person of low condition or spirit.
(obsolete)A professed lover.
- a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
- in a subordinate position
Examples
205 sentencesDogs have masters, cats have servants.
Собаки мають господарів, коти — слуг. — deniko
ruУ собак - хозяева, у кошек - слуги. — Karok
Tom has no servants at all.
Том узагалі не має слуг. — deniko
deTom hat keinerlei Dienerschaft. — wolfgangth
Tom still has three servants.
У Тома все ще три слуги. — deniko
deTom hat immer noch drei Diener. — wolfgangth
Dogs have masters. Cats have servants.
У собак є господарі. У котів — слуги. — deniko
ruУ собак есть хозяева, у кошек — слуги. — marafon
deHunde haben Herrchen, Katzen aber Knechte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How many servants do you have?
ruСколько у вас слуг? — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from the present participle of theFrom Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from the present participle of the verb servir. Doublet of sergeant and servient. Morphologically serve + -ant. Displaced native Old English þeġn.
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Forms
plural: servantsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a person working in the service of another (especially in the household):retainer
- in a subordinate position:handmaidhandmaiden