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manservant

/ˈmænˌsɜː(ɹ)vənt/

Meanings
noun
A male servant.

Examples :

"I asked my manservant to attend to the washing and cleaning."
person job service human

Related Words

Illustration i

i noun

/aɪ/

The name of the Latin-script letter I.

"the position of an i-dot (the dot of an i)"

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washing verb

/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈwɔʃɪŋ/

To clean with water.

"Dishwashers wash dishes much more efficiently than most humans."

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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attend verb

/əˈtɛnd/

To listen to (something or someone); to pay attention to; regard; heed.

"The teacher spoke slowly, and the students attentively attended to every word. "

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servant noun

/ˈsɜːvənt/ /ˈsɝvənt/

One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.

"There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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asked verb

/ˈɑːskt/ /ˈæskt/

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

"I asked her age."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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male noun

/meɪl/

One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

"My brother is a male. "

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cleaning verb

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

To remove dirt from a place or object.

"Can you clean the windows today?"

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my interjection

/mi/

Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

"My, what big teeth you have!"