1. a person who is employed to work in another person’s house, doing tasks such as cooking, cleaning, or serving
2. a person who works for and serves another person or organization
3. a person devoted to serving God or a religious cause
Usage: religious context

Examples

• The wealthy family employed several servants to maintain their large estate.
• She worked as a servant in the mansion for over twenty years.
• The king’s servants attended to his every need.
• He considered himself a humble servant of God.
• The butler was the head servant in the household.
• Many servants lived in the basement quarters of the grand house.
• She devoted her life to being a servant of the poor and needy.