scullion

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskʌljən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskʌljən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skul′yən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
scul•lion /ˈskʌlyən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a kitchen servant.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
scul•lion  (skul′yən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a kitchen servant who does menial work.
  2. a low or contemptible person.
  • Latin scōpa) + -illon diminutive suffix
  • Middle French escouvillon dishcloth, equivalent. to escouve broom (
  • perh. 1475–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scullion / ˈskʌljən/
  1. a mean or despicable person
  2. a servant employed to do rough household work in a kitchen
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French escouillon cleaning cloth, from escouve a broom, from Latin scōpa a broom
'scullion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
coistrel - gyp - hellion

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