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Servant vs Owner - What's the difference?

servant | owner |

As nouns the difference between servant and owner

is that servant is one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave while owner is one who owns (something).

As a verb servant

is to subject.

servant

English

Alternative forms

* servaunt (obsolete) * (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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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    • Derived terms

    * assigned servant * civil servant * manservant * maidservant * public servant * servantly

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To subject.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

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    owner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who owns (something).
    • Are you the owner of this car?
  • captain of a ship

    • Synonyms

    * (one who owns) possessor, proprietor

    Derived terms

    * ownership

    Related terms

    * own