subservient
subservient · subservients
A person who is subservient to anotherA person who is subservient to another; a subordinate.
US/səbsˈɝviənt/
» Don't be subservient to your boss.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who is subservient to another; a subordinate.
Examples
6 sentencesDon't be subservient to your boss.
Tom made his wife subservient to his needs.
To his superiors, Tom was subservient; to his subordinates, he was a bully.
deSeinen Vorgesetzten gegenüber gab Tom sich unterwürfig; seine Untergebenen schikanierte er. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Jessica was subservient and obedient.
The same people trying to ban trans people are also trying to relegate women back into subservient positions as uncompensated homemakers.
Origin
From Latin subserviens, present active of subservio (“to serve under”).From Latin subserviens, present active of subservio (“to serve under”).
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Forms
plural: subservients| Singular | subservient |
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