servants
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
An inflected form of servant · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,175 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,643 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) also: retainer
- in a subordinate position also: handmaid, handmaiden theology should be the handmaiden of ethicsthe state cannot be a servant of the church
servants in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Take your choice--grownups, twenty-five; children and servants, half price.
A Double Barrelled Detective Story · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Augustus, when not bullying them, stands in great awe of his servants.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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A dozen of the Queen's servants were then ordered to go with the blue dog to Dragondel's castle.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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And when his servants, who were waiting, saw him in such a state, they thought he was the Devil.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1