servants

noun

plural of servant
as in maids
a person hired to perform household or personal services the wealthy family had servants to clean and cook for them

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Recent Examples of servants Egyptologists have long debated whether the earliest pharaohs of the First Dynasty were buried with various servants and officials to serve them in the afterlife—a form of human sacrifice. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 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 His lens democratizes power the contrived space of the studio set, with the goal of empowering real-life servants. — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 Job lost his animals, servants, and 10 children in a single afternoon. — Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 Raised by servants and educated by an uncle, Sade was a spoiled child with a temper and a taste for rebellion. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Some of the long time lag reflected the vagaries and limitations of travel in the mid-19th century, when moving family, servants, and belongings via horse and buggy in the winter months made a longer period necessary. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servants
  1. maids
  2. housekeepers
  3. stewards
  4. women
  5. domestics
  6. lackeys
  7. butlers
  8. retainers
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
  • Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates.
    — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of maids
Noun
  • Patricia Avila alleged in her 2021 suit that she and Maria Avila were hired in November 2020 as housekeepers at Brown’s home in Tarzana.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But Sunchine’s housekeepers spent their shifts at The Club cleaning hundreds of Airbnb units rather than common areas, according to homeowners.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of housekeepers
Noun
  • Awash with new property tax funds, local governments often haven’t been careful stewards of residents’ tax dollars.
    — Elaine Parker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • According to the tech company, the end of digital secrets is imminent, unless governments and digital stewards act quickly and adapt more secure online systems in time.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of stewards
Noun
  • An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defence service officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The conference — 20 men and women pontificating, arguing, strategizing, hashing out the truth — is the entire movie.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of women
Noun
  • Butlers, once portrayed as buttoned-up, silver tray-carrying domestics, now manage complex staff, technology, security and logistics across multiple properties.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • But to be fair, this phenomenon isn’t universal among domestics.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 3 June 2026
Definition of domestics
Noun
  • These are perfunctory roles by definition, so lackeys of one kind or another are often favored.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Definition of lackeys
Noun
  • With a dedicated mobile phone to contact your butlers, every need is effortlessly addressed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of butlers
Noun
  • Mark Lewis, Founder of Netalico, an e-commerce agency specializing in migrations, CRO, and retainers for mid-market and enterprise brands.
    — Mark Lewis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • People have retainers for their lawyers.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 May 2026
Definition of retainers

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

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