scullion

noun

Definition of scullionnext
as in servant

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Recent Examples of scullion Our winsome scamp loves all women, from scullion to lady, though his heart belongs to the plucky Sophia, who is given can-do determination by Elena Wang. — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 26 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scullion
  1. servant
  2. maid
  3. maidservant
  4. lieutenant
  5. apprentice
  6. handmaiden
  7. assistant
  8. helper
Noun
  • This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Loyal Maids in Extravagant Mansions While Solana is a disorderly servant, Clarita reflects the trope of the loyal maid of the higher class, the societal expectation in the region.
    — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of servant
Noun
  • This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Loyal Maids in Extravagant Mansions While Solana is a disorderly servant, Clarita reflects the trope of the loyal maid of the higher class, the societal expectation in the region.
    — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of maid
Noun
  • The enterprising maidservant followed him into a shop.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Julia, who was already pregnant with her and Henry’s second child, is forced to work as a maidservant for the reprehensible Lord Lovat (Tony Curran), who happens to be the father of Brian.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of maidservant
Noun
  • Police said in a statement that Ameiss is part of a team led by a police lieutenant who has oversight of the investigation.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Carney’s Quebec lieutenant and Cabinet minister, Joël Lightbound, said that the PQ victory shouldn’t be interpreted as a mandate to leave Canada.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of lieutenant
Noun
  • For carpenters, delays and poor weather conditions can disrupt the working hours apprentices need to complete their program, causing some to quit.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • More than half of the new money will go toward the CUNY Professional Development Institute to add 30 apprentices, doubling the total enrollment to 60 trainees, according to a press release shared with the Daily News ahead of the announcement.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of apprentice
Noun
  • There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?
    — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of handmaiden
Noun
  • Kentucky Boy was conceived of by Old Forester assistant master distiller Caleb Trigo and Woodford Reserve master distiller Elizabeth McCall as a tribute to Morris for his 50th anniversary with Brown-Forman.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Greengart pointed to the Rabbit r1 personal assistant, which lacked distinct use cases from the smartphone and faced technical and hardware issues.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of assistant
Noun
  • Navigation was another problem the agent had to solve, with GPT-6 Astra generating a C++ helper that used AzerothCore’s navigation-mesh data, known as mmaps, to calculate routes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, be an excellent tenant, a supportive sibling, a contributing citizen, a helper without being asked and a good-enough guest to know when to clear the heck out of the house and give the couple some privacy.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of helper

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“Scullion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scullion. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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