How to Pronounce "servants"
word
/ˈsɝvənts/
SUR-vuhnts
/sˈɜːvənts/
SUR-vuhnts
Definition
Servants are people who work in another person's house, doing jobs like cleaning, cooking, or helping the family. The word is often used for historical times or very formal households.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈsɝvənts/
British English
/sˈɜːvənts/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SUR-vuhnts
UK
SUR-vuhnts
Listen in Context
The rich family had many servants in the large house.
In the old story, the queen spoke to her servants.
The servants prepared dinner before the guests arrived.
The movie shows how the servants lived below stairs while the family lived upstairs.