servant

Plural: servants

Noun

• One who performs duties or provides services for another.
• a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
• in a subordinate position
  • "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
• One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
• One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
• A person who dedicates themselves to God.
• A professed lover.
• A person of low condition or spirit.

Verb

• To subject.

Examples

• He felt like a SERVANT to the random tile draw, forced to play whatever letters he was given.
• She is quite the humble servant, the poor in this city owe much to her but she expects nothing.
• There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.

Synonyms

handmaid, handmaiden, retainer