dienaar

Definitions of dienaar
  1. noun
    a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
    synonyms: bediende, knecht, waterdrager
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    kajuitsjongen, ketelbink, ketelbinkie, scheepsjongen
    a young man acting as a servant on a ship
    butler, dienares, dienstbode, dienstmaagd, dienstmeid, huisbediende, huisknecht, maagd, meid, meisje
    a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
    duivelstoejager, duizendpoot, duvelstoejager, factotum, manusje-van-alles
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
    mooiprater, pluimstrijker, vleier
    a male servant (especially a footman)
    majordomus
    the chief steward or butler of a great household
    lastezel, pakezel
    a domestic servant
    dienares, dienstbode, dienstmaagd, dienstmeid, maagd, meid, meisje
    a girl who is a servant
    chef de cuisine
    a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
    huishoudhulp, huishoudster
    a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
    maagd
    a female domestic
    assepoes, huissloof, sloof
    a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work
    type of:
    arbeider, arbeidskracht, kracht, loontrekker, tewerkgestelde, werkkracht, werkmier, werknemer
    a person who works at a specific occupation
  2. noun
    in a subordinate position
    synonyms: bediende
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