Boy-servant

  • 11Servant — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Servant >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 subject subject liegeman Sgm: N 1 servant servant retainer follower henchman servitor domestic menial help lady help employe …

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  • 12boy — /bɔɪ / (say boy) noun 1. a male child or young person. 2. one s male child; son. 3. a young man who lacks maturity, vigour, judgement, etc. 4. Colloquial a man. 5. Colloquial a boyfriend (def. 1). 6. a young male servant; page. 7. a. (formerly,… …

  • 13boy — n. 1) an altar; barrow (BE; CE has street vendor); bugle; cabin; chorus; college (esp. AE); delivery; messenger; newspaper; office; shoe shine; stock; water boy 2) a best boy ( assistant gaffer on a TV or film set ) 3) a ball boy (who retrieves… …

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  • 14boy — [[t]bɔɪ[/t]] n. 1) a male child, from birth to full growth 2) a young man who lacks maturity, judgment, etc 3) inf Informal. a grown man, esp. when referred to familiarly 4) cvb a son 5) a male who is from or native to a given place: He s a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15servant — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ devoted, faithful, loyal, trusted ▪ humble, obedient ▪ good ▪ He has been a good servant …

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  • 16boy — [13] The etymology of boy has long been problematical, but the now most generally accepted view is that it is probably a reduced form of an unrecorded Anglo Norman *abuie or *embuie ‘fettered’, from the Old French verb embuier ‘fetter’. This came …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 17boy — [13] The etymology of boy has long been problematical, but the now most generally accepted view is that it is probably a reduced form of an unrecorded Anglo Norman *abuie or *embuie ‘fettered’, from the Old French verb embuier ‘fetter’. This came …

    Word origins

  • 18servant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) One who serves another Nouns 1. servant, servitor, domestic, menial, help; retainer, follower, henchman, subject, liegeman; retinue, suite, cortege, staff, entourage, court; majordomo, chamberlain. See… …

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  • 19servant — Synonyms and related words: Charlie McCarthy, Ganymede, acolyte, adherent, adjutant, agent, aid, aide, aide de camp, aider, amah, ancilla, appendage, appliance, assistant, attendant, au pair girl, auxiliary, ayah, best man, blue collar worker,… …

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  • 20servant — noun 1) servants were cleaning the hall Syn: attendant, retainer; domestic (worker), (hired) help, cleaner; lackey, flunky, minion; maid, housemaid, footman, page (boy), valet, butler, manservant; housekeeper, steward …

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