servitor

C2 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈsɝːvətɚ/ UK /ˈsɜːvɪtə/ See IPA manual

Freq #183607

Meanings

1

noun
archaic or formal: a male servant or attendant

A silent servitor opened the door and led the visitors inside.
2

noun
historical: an Oxford undergraduate who received financial support in return for menial duties

The college register recorded that he entered Oxford as a servitor.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · archaic or formal: a male... servant attendant retainer

2 noun · historical: an oxford... college servantpoor scholar

Opposites

master employer

Word family

Derived forms servitorshipservitress

Related forms serve service servant

Etymology

From Middle English servitour, through Anglo-French and Medieval Latin from Latin servitor, 'one who serves,' based on servire, 'to serve,' plus an agent suffix. At Oxford, the general servant sense became a historical rank for a student who performed duties for support.

Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary

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# servitor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɝːvətɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɜːvɪtə/
**Frequency rank:** 183607

## Meanings
1. archaic or formal: a male servant or attendant
2. historical: an Oxford undergraduate who received financial support in return for menial duties

## Examples
- A silent servitor opened the door and led the visitors inside.
- The college register recorded that he entered Oxford as a servitor.

## Synonyms
- servant
- attendant
- retainer
- college servant

## Antonyms
- master
- employer

## Derived Forms
- servitorship
- servitress

## Related Forms
- serve
- service
- servant

## Etymology
From Middle English servitour, through Anglo-French and Medieval Latin from Latin servitor, 'one who serves,' based on servire, 'to serve,' plus an agent suffix. At Oxford, the general servant sense became a historical rank for a student who performed duties for support.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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