• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɜːvənt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsɝvənt/, [ˈsɝvn̩ʔ]

servant (plural servants)

1. One 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.

   • 1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, OCLC 5661828 ↗:

     As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.

2. 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.

3. (religion) A person who dedicates themselves to God.
4. (dated) A professed lover.
5. A person of low condition or spirit.

• French: serviteur, domestique, servante
• German: Diener, Dienerin, Lakai, Kammerdiener, Zofe, Bediensteter, Bediener, Dienstbote; (rural) Knecht, Magd
• Italian: servo, servitore, domestico, famiglio
• Portuguese: empregado, criado, serviçal
• Russian: слуга́
• Spanish: sirviente, criado, mozo, doméstico, empleado

• German: Helfer, Helferin
• Portuguese: servente
• Russian: служи́тель
• Spanish: servidor

servant (servants, present participle servanting; past and past participle servanted)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To subject.