English-Thai Dictionary

servant

N คนรับใช้  ทาส รับใช้  ผู้ให้บริการ  attendant helper lackey slave kon-rab-chai

 

servant

N ลูกจ้าง  ข้าราชการ  public servant civil servant luk-jang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SERVANT

[L. servans, from servo, to keep or hold; properly one that waits, that is, stops, holds, attends, or one that is bound. ] 1. A person, male or female, that attends another for the pupose of performing menial offices for him, ot who is employed by another for such offices or for other labor, and is subject to his command. The word is correlative to master. Servant differs from slave, as the servant's subjection to a master is voluntary, the slave's is not. Every slave is a servant, but every servant is not a slave.
Servants are of various kinds; as household or domestic servants, menial servants; laborers, who are hired by the day, week or other term, and do not reside with their employers, ot if they board in the same house, are employed abroad and not in the domestic services; apprentices, who are bound for a term of years to serve a master, for the purpose of learning his trade or occupation.
In a legal sense, stewards, factors, bailifs and other agents, are servants for the time they are employed in such character, as they act in subordination to others.
2. One in a state of subjection.
3. In Scripture, a slave; a bondman; one purchased for money, and who was compelled to serve till the year of jubilee; also, one purchased for a term of years.
4. The subject of a king; as the servents of David or of Saul.
The Syrians became servants to David. 2 Samuel 8:6.
5. A person who voluntarily serves another or acts as his minister; as joshua was the servant of Moses, and the apostles the apostles the servants of Christ. So Christ himself is called a servant, Isaiah 42:1. Moses is called the servant of the Lord, Deuteronomy 34:5.
6. A person employed or used as an unstrument in accomplishing God's purposes of mercy or wrath. So Nebuchadnezzar is called the servant of God. Jeremiah 25:9.
7. One who yields obedience to another. The saints are called servants of God, or of righteousness; and the wicked are called the servants of sin.
8. That which yields obedience, or acts on subordination as an instrument.
9. One that makes painful sacrifices in compliance with the weakness or wants of others.
1 . A person of base condition or ignoble spirit.
11. A word of civilith. I am, sir, your humble or obedient servant.
Our betters tell us they are our humble servants, but understand us to be their slaves. Swift.
Servant of servants, one debased to the lowest condition of servitude.

 

SERVANT

v.t.To subject. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SERVANT

Serv "ant, n. Etym: [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 offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate helper. "A yearly hired servant. " Lev. xxv. 53. Men in office have begun to think themselves mere agents and servants of the appointing power, and not agents of the government or the country. D. Webster.

 

Note: In a legal sense, stewards, factors, bailiffs, and other agents, are servants for the time they are employed in such character, as they act in subordination to others. So any person may be legally the servant of another, in whose business, and under whose order, direction, and control, he is acting for the time being. Chitty.

 

2. One in a state of subjection or bondage. Thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt. Deut. v. 15.

 

3. A professed lover or suitor; a gallant. [Obs. ] In my time a servant was I one. Chaucer. Servant of servants, one debased to the lowest condition of servitude. -- Your humble servant, or Your obedient servant, phrases of civility often used in closing a letter. Our betters tell us they are our humble servants, but understand us to be their slaves. Swift.

 

SERVANT

SERVANT Serv "ant, v. t.

 

Defn: To subject. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

SERVANTESS

SERVANTESS Serv "ant *ess, n.

 

Defn: A maidservant. [Obs. ] Wyclif.

 

SERVANTRY

SERVANTRY Serv "ant *ry, n.

 

Defn: A body of servants; servants, collectively. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

servant

serv ant |ˈsərvənt ˈsərvənt | ▶noun a person who performs duties for others, esp. a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant. • a person employed in the service of a government. See also civil servant, public servant. • a devoted and helpful follower or supporter: a tireless servant of God. DERIVATIVES serv ant hood |-ˌho͝od |noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘(person ) serving, ’ present participle (used as a noun ) of servir ‘to serve. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

servant

ser |vant |ˈsəːv (ə )nt | ▶noun a person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant. • a person employed in the service of a government: a government servant. See also civil servant, public servant. • a devoted and helpful follower or supporter: he was a great servant of the Labour Party. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘(person ) serving ’, present participle (used as a noun ) of servir ‘to serve ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

servant

servant noun 1 servants were cleaning the hall: attendant, retainer; domestic (worker ), (hired ) help, cleaner; lackey, flunky, minion; maid, housemaid, footman, page (boy ), valet, butler, manservant; housekeeper, steward; drudge, menial, slave, water boy; archaic scullion. 2 a servant of the people: helper, supporter, follower.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

servant

servant noun 1 an army of servants were cleaning the hall after the previous night's banquet: attendant, retainer; domestic help, domestic worker, domestic, help, cleaner, cleaning woman /lady, helper; lackey, flunkey, minion; maid, housemaid, maidservant, lady's maid, handmaid, parlour maid, scullery maid, serving maid, girl, maid-of-all-work; footman, page, page boy, valet, butler, man, gentleman's gentleman, batman, manservant, houseman, houseboy, boy; housekeeper, steward, major domo; coachman, postilion, equerry; menial, drudge, hireling, slave; N. Amer. hired help; in Spanish-speaking countries mozo; Indian bearer, chokra, amah, bai; Brit. dated charwoman, charlady, char, boots; S. African, chiefly historical jong; Brit. informal Mrs Mop, daily woman, daily, skivvy; Brit. university slang scout, bedder, gyp; archaic seneschal, abigail, servitor, scullion, tweeny, servingman, servingwoman, serving wench, turnspit, varlet, vassal, serf; rare famulus. ANTONYMS master, mistress. 2 he was a great servant of the Labour Party: helper, supporter, follower.

 

French Dictionary

servante

servante n. f. nom féminin vieilli Domestique, bonne. Note Technique Ce nom est la forme féminine de serviteur. On dit plutôt aujourd ’hui employée de maison.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

servant

ser vant /sə́ː r v (ə )nt /→serve 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 (通例住み込みの )使用人 , 召使い , 奉公人 (↔master )▸ a faithful servant 忠実な使用人 ▸ a good servant but a bad master ｟ことわざ ｠益にも害にもなる ; 「ばかとはさみは使いよう 」2 (国民 神などへの )奉仕者 , 身をささげる人 , しもべ ▸ a civil [public ] servant 公務員 3 支配される者 , 【物 事の 】奴隷 «of » ▸ Computers are more likely to be our masters than our servants .我々はコンピュータを使っているのではなくそれに使われているように思われる the s è rvant of s é rvants (of G ó d )(神の )しもべのしもべ 〘ローマ教皇の自称 〙.Wh à t did your l à st s è rvant d í e of? ｟英 おどけて ｠この前のお手伝いは何で死んだのかい (そんなことは自分でしたらどうだ ).Your h ù mble [ob è dient ] s é rvant ｟英 今はまれ ｠敬具 (!形式ばった手紙で署名の前に書く ) .