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Meanings of servants in English

Spanish
personal doméstico
Catalan
treballador domèstic

Staff employed in a private household.

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personal doméstico
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Examples for "domestic worker"
Examples for "domestic worker"
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Most middle class families in Pakistan have at least one domestic worker.
BBC
2
Noluvo Magadlela works as a domestic worker and looks after five children.
The South African
3
The son of a single mother domestic worker has overcome many challenges.
The South African
4
Her sister works two days a week as a domestic worker.
The South African
5
Its board members include a security guard and a domestic worker.
Reuters
Usage of servants in English
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A number of cases have involved civil servants who mislaid sensitive information.
The Guardian
2
The government said security concerns of the civil servants would be addressed.
Reuters
3
Mr Marape said the government would introduce contract-based agreements for public servants.
Radio NZ
4
A large number of people participated, including at least 250 public servants.
Radio NZ
5
Attacks against politicians, police and civil servants are fairly common in Afghanistan.
Reuters
6
Unfortunately the staircase was in stone; servants were busy in the drawing-room.
Mike Fletcher: A Novel
7
The people involved are civil and public servants and trade union officials.
The Irish Times
8
Ephraim Kalsakau said public servants shouldn't be afraid to express their views.
Radio NZ
9
They have privileged public servants, strong employment protection laws, strong collective agreements.
Reuters
10
Spads want their ministers to succeed; civil servants want policies to succeed.
The Guardian
11
The servants had in the meantime arrived and were in the corridor.
Indian Ghost Stories / Second Edition
12
He will not let his hosts' servants go to the town market.
The King’s Curse
13
It goes without saying, of course, that their servants also are trustworthy.
Wheel of Time [08]: The Path of Daggers
14
Behind every successful EU presidency are a lot of hard-working civil servants.
The Irish Times
15
Shall I have the servants bring our desserts to the morning room?
Fairest of All
16
It was only a room, in what was clearly a servants' area.
Knight of the Demon Queen
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