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- pronunciation:
- suhr
v
 nt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person, such as a maid or cook, who has a job working in someone else's home.
It took many servants to prepare the banquets and to take care of such a large house.
- similar words:
- attendant
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| definition 2: |
a person hired to provide services to others.
A policeman is a public servant. |
| related words: |
hand, help, helper |
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| derivations: |
servantless (adj.), servantlike (adj.) |
The word servant
contains the following parts:
serv2
Latin
root
that means slave
  Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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