servant

Example Sentences

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“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement posted online.

From Los Angeles Times

He found himself working as a domestic servant being paid half of what he was told and sleeping on a floor.

From Barron's

The frontrunner to become the country's most senior civil servant was spoken to about her management and leadership style after an inquiry into a complaint against her.

From BBC

Larry's fans can relax though: he is considered a permanent civil servant, which means he gets to stay at Downing Street for good.

From Barron's

Cathy befriends young Heathcliff after her rich, alcoholic father brings him to live and work as a servant on their estate perched atop the windy English moors.

From Salon