Слово англійською: servant
Іменник
Переклад servant українською: слуга; служниця; наймичка; прислуга, domestic ~s — домашня прислуга, the hotel ~s — обслуговуючий персонал готелю, to keep ~s — тримати прислугу, службовець (в установі), a ~ of the State — державний службовець, public (civil) ~s — державні службовці; посадові особи; чиновники, служитель
Детальний опис
- a person who works in another person’s house, and cooks, cleans, etc. for them
- a domestic servant
- a faithful/devoted/trusted servant
- They treat their mother like a servant.
- servant to somebody She was working as a servant to the Smith family.
- servant of somebody one of the servants of the king of Persia
- servant (to/of something) a person who works for a company or an organization
- Mr Bennet said his client was a loyal servant to the council.
see also civil servant, public servant
- servant to/of something a person or thing that is controlled by something
- He was willing to make himself a servant of his art.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, literally ‘(person) serving’, present participle (used as a noun) of servir ‘to serve’.
Idioms - (old use) used to end a formal letter