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handservant

handservant noun: an attendant who waits at hand.

Noun

handservant (plural handservants)

  1. (historical) An attendant who waits at hand.

Forms of handservant

pluralhandservants

Origin of handservant

hand + servant

Questions about handservant

What does handservant mean?
Handservant means an attendant who waits at hand.
What part of speech is handservant?
Handservant is a noun.
What is the plural of handservant?
The plural of handservant is handservants.

Words near handservant in the dictionary

  1. handseller
  2. handsellers
  3. handselling
  4. handsells
  5. handsels
  6. handservant
  7. handservants
  8. handset
  9. handsets
  10. handsetting
  11. handsewn

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