servants
noun
Form of servant , plural of servant.
Simple meaning
Someone who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɝvənts
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Definition
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noun
plural of servant
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
plural of servant
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
plural of servant
A person who dedicates themselves to God.
plural of servant
A person of low condition or spirit.
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
Used this way, servants is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in family or home and ethics or values contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Family/home
- Ethics/values
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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A person working in the service of another (especially in the household).
Related words
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An entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse.
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