servant

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɜːrvənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɝvənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sûr′vənt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
servant n (domestic help)empleado doméstico, empleada doméstica loc nm, loc nf
  (anticuado)criado, criada nm, nf
  (ofensivo)sirviente, sirvienta nm, nf
 Before the Second World War, many UK households had servants.
 Antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, muchos hogares de Reino Unido contaban con empleados domésticos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
servant n (person who serves)trabajador, trabajadora nm, nf
  servidor, servidora nm, nf
 The servants of the company ensured its operations ran smoothly.
 Los trabajadores de la empresa se encargan de que las operaciones fluyan con normalidad.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bond servant n (slave)esclavo, esclava nm, nf
bond servant n ([sb] who must serve without pay)esclavo, esclava nm, nf
civil servant n (government employee)funcionario, funcionaria nm, nf
  (MX, PR)servidor público, servidora pública loc nm, loc nf
  (AR, PR)empleado público, empleada pública loc nm, loc nf
 Some civil servants give the government a bad name.
 Algunos funcionarios le dan mala fama al gobierno.
 Algunos servidores públicos le dan mala fama al gobierno.
 Algunos empleados públicos le dan mala fama al gobierno.
domestic servant n (hired to do chores) (formal)personal de servicio doméstico loc nom m
  doméstica nf
 She was found to have employed an illegal immigrant as a domestic servant.
 Descubrieron que había empleado a una inmigrante ilegal como personal de servicio doméstico.
 Descubrieron que había empleado a una inmigrante ilegal como doméstica
fellow servant (colleague) (de trabajo)compañero, compañera nm, nf
indentured servant n (contract worker without pay)trabajador no remunerado grupo nom m
public servant (person in government job)funcionario público, funcionaria pública nm, nf + adj
  empleado público, empleada pública nm, nf + adj
  empleado de gobierno, empleada de gobierno nm, nf + loc adj
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'servant' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
attendant - batman - bondman - bondwoman - boy - butler - coolie - domestic - footboy - footman - functionary - girl - handmaid - houseboy - housekeeper - housemaid - in service - indent - lackey - lad - lady's maid - maid - maidservant - majordomo - master - menial - official receiver - page - retainer - scout - scullion - seneschal - serf - serve - service - servitor - sirdar-bearer - skivvy - valet - varlet - vassal
Spanish:
criado - mucamo - muchacho - paniaguado - servicial - servidor - siervo - sirviente - esclavo - guachimán - achichincle - achichinque - doméstico - gato - lacayo - maritornes - este humilde servidor - fámulo - funcionario - funcionario de carrera - funcionario público - interno - naborí - naboría - pongo - servidor público - siervo de Dios - veedor - yanacona

Collocations: a [faithful, trusted, loyal, devoted, lowly] servant, the [family's, royal's, household's] loyal servant, was a long-standing servant of the [family], more...

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