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servant

noun as in person who waits on another

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He’s an honest policeman who describes himself as a “functionnaire,” a civil servant, and whose belief in justice might sometimes lead him to letting a malefactor escape.

“When EPA funding and staffing are undercut, it doesn’t just hurt these public servants, it hurts us all,” Arroyo said.

I worked for them for 12 years as a civil servant.

From BBC

According to legal papers filed in California, multiple posts accused the Australian-born musician of treating staff "like servants" and acting "as though he is a prince".

From BBC

Dickie Bird obituary: 'One of cricket's greatest servants and popular characters'

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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