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Collocations for servant - noun

ADJECTIVE

devoted, faithful, loyal, trusted
humble, obedient
good
He has been a good servant to this club.
female, male
hired
indentured
personal
domestic, farm (esp. BrE), house (esp. AmE), household
palace, royal
civil (esp. BrE), Crown (BrE,law), public
a powerful committee of politicians and civil servants
Two senior civil servants were sent from Whitehall to work within the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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VERB + servant

employ, have
call
He called his servant to light a candle in his study.
order

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servant + VERB

serve sb, wait on sb
An army of servants waited on the general's household.
work
bustle, run, rush, scurry
Servants scurried around him.
bow
The two servants bowed and left the room.

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servant + NOUN

boy, girl

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PREPOSITION

servant to
He banishes Kent, a loyal servant to King Lear.

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PHRASES

an army of servants
The duchess arrived, surrounded by her army of servants.
a servant of the Crown (BrE)
a servant of the people
a servant of God
servants' quarters

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