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• maid·ser·vant — /ˈmeıdˌsɚvənt/ noun, pl vants old fashioned : a female servant menservants and maidservants …   Useful english dictionary

• man·ser·vant — /ˈmænˌsɚvənt/ noun, pl menservants [count] old fashioned : a male servant menservants and maidservants …   Useful english dictionary

• vant — de·vant; gal·li·vant; in·no·vant; rel·e·vant; rel·e·vant·ly; ser·vant·less; ser·vant·ry; ser·vant·ship; vant·hoff·ite; ad·ju·vant; ci de·vant; le·vant; le·vant·er; pur·sui·vant; sal·i·vant; sa·vant; ser·vant; …   English syllables

• ser — ac·i·pen·ser; ac·i·pen·ser·es; ac·i·pen·ser·oid; an·ser; an·ser·es; an·ser·i·form; an·ser·i·for·mes; an·ser·ous; as·ser·tion; as·ser·tion·al; as·ser·tive; as·ser·tive·ly; as·ser·tive·ness; as·ser·tor; as·ser·to·ri·al; as·ser·to·ric; as·ser·to·ry; …   English syllables

• servant-girl — serˈvant girl, serˈvant lass or serˈvant maid noun A female domestic servant • • • Main Entry: ↑servant …   Useful english dictionary

• servant-lass — serˈvant girl, serˈvant lass or serˈvant maid noun A female domestic servant • • • Main Entry: ↑servant …   Useful english dictionary

• servant-maid — serˈvant girl, serˈvant lass or serˈvant maid noun A female domestic servant • • • Main Entry: ↑servant …   Useful english dictionary

• servant — ser|vant W2 [ˈsə:vənt US ˈsə:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: , present participle of servir; SERVE1] 1.) someone, especially in the past, who was paid to clean someone s house, cook for them, answer the door etc, and who often lived …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• servant — ser|vant [ sɜrvənt ] noun count ** someone whose job is to cook, clean, or do other work in someone else s home the servant of someone or something that is used or controlled by another person or thing: Our department has become the servant of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• servant — ser·vant …   English syllables