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amah |
in India and the Far East, a female servant, esp. a child's nurse. |
angel |
in certain theologies, a spiritual being acting as a servant or messenger of God, often represented as a human figure with wings and a halo. [1/3 definitions] |
bondman |
a male bound as a slave or serf; bond servant. |
bondwoman |
a female bond servant. |
butler |
a man employed in a household as head servant. |
domestic |
one who serves a household for pay; servant. [1/5 definitions] |
flunky |
a male servant wearing livery; lackey. [1/3 definitions] |
Friday |
in the eighteenth-century novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Crusoe's devoted servant. [1/2 definitions] |
garçon |
(French) a waiter or male servant. [1/2 definitions] |
gentleman |
a male servant or attendant; valet. [1/4 definitions] |
handmaid |
a female servant or attendant. [1/2 definitions] |
housemaid |
a woman who does housework for a living, esp. as a servant in a given household. |
lackey |
a liveried servant; footman. [1/3 definitions] |
liveried |
clothed in livery, as a servant. |
livery |
a uniform worn by a male servant such as a footman or chauffeur. [1/4 definitions] |
maid |
a female servant. [1/2 definitions] |
maidservant |
a girl or woman servant. |
manservant |
a male servant; valet. |
menial |
of, relating to, or suitable to a servant. [2/3 definitions] |
punkah |
a large fan used in India, traditionally wielded by a servant, consisting of a hand-held palmyra leaf or a strip of canvas stretched on a frame that is suspended from the ceiling and operated by ropes and pulleys. |
retainer1 |
a domestic servant or household employee. [1/2 definitions] |
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