public servant

public servant

noun

Definition of PUBLIC SERVANT

: a government official or employee

Examples of PUBLIC SERVANT

1. <the new governor vowed that he would always remember why he was called a public servant and not the people's master>
2. <concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll>

First Known Use of PUBLIC SERVANT

1671

Related to PUBLIC SERVANT

Synonyms: functionary, officeholder, officer, official

Related Words: bureaucrat; administrator, commissioner, director, executive, head, manager, regulator, superintendent, supervisor; chair, chairman; flunky (also flunkey or flunkie), minion, underling; co-official

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Rhymes with PUBLIC SERVANT

civil servant, fellow servant, inobservant