Attendant vs Servant - What's the difference?
attendant | servant | Related terms |
One who attends; one who works with or watches something.
Going with; associated; concomitant.
* Sir Walter Scott
(legal) Depending on, or owing duty or service to.
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
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As nouns the difference between attendant and servant
is that attendant is one who attends; one who works with or watches something while servant is one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.As an adjective attendant
is going with; associated; concomitant.As a verb servant is
to subject.attendant
English
Alternative forms
* attendaunt (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Give your keys to the parking attendants and they will park your car for you.
Adjective
(en adjective)- They promoted him to supervisor, with all the attendant responsibilities and privileges.
- The natural melancholy attendant upon his situation added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion.
- the widow attendant to the heir
- (Cowell)
