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serviteur

servant

noun sair-vee-TUR Less Common
People & Society Professions

Usage Note

Serviteur is the formal or literary term for a male servant; servante is the feminine equivalent. In modern usage it appears mainly in historical contexts, formal speeches, or set phrases like votre serviteur ('your humble servant'), a polite self-deprecating formula. The word domestique is more common for a household servant today.

Examples

"Le serviteur apporte le repas dans la salle."

Natural Translation

The servant brings the meal to the hall.

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