What does servant mean?
Word: Servant
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Servant means a person who is paid to work in someone else's home, cooking, cleaning or looking after the family; also anyone who works for others.
Synonyms: helper, maid
Antonyms: master, employer
How do you spell servant?
Syllables: ser - vant
Tricky part: The ending is ant, not ent: servent is a very common slip.
Watch out for: servent, servint
Memory tip: An ant is a famously hard worker, and a servant works hard too: the word ends in ant.
Idioms and Phrases
- a good servant but a bad master: useful when kept under control, but harmful when it takes control Example: "Money is a good servant but a bad master."
Servant in a sentence
Example 1: The old servant had looked after three generations of the family.
Example 2: In the story, the king's servant overheard the secret plan.
Example 3: A true leader thinks of herself as a servant of the people.
Fun Fact
In large British houses of the past, the head servant was usually the butler, who looked after the dining room and the other servants.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: servant
a) owner
b) attendant
c) visitor
d) customer
Show answer
b) attendant. An attendant looks after people, as a servant does.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
serrvant
a) v
b) r
c) e
d) t
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b) r. The word has a single r, just before the v.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) gardener
b) driver
c) carpenter
d) sarvant
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d) sarvant. The vowel after the s is e, the same sound you hear in her.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A public servant is someone who ____.
a) performs in public on the streets
b) works for the government to help people
c) owns a large private shop
d) lives alone in a big palace
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b) works for the government to help people
2. In older stories, a servant would most likely ____.
a) teach in a village school
b) own the house and its land
c) cook and clean in a large house
d) rule over a kingdom
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c) cook and clean in a large house
