dienstknecht

Definitions of dienstknecht
  1. noun
    a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
    synonyms: assistent, assistente, helper, hulpje, hulpkracht, knecht, waterdrager
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    hulpwerkwoord
    someone who acts as assistant
    begeleider, geleider, geleidster, verzorger
    someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
    interimaris, lt., luit, luitenant, plaatsbekleder, plaatsvervanger, reservist, substituant, substituut
    an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
    bokkenpoot, bokkenpootje, bokkepoot, bokkepootje, ledenpop, marionet, speelbal, stropop
    a person used by another to gain an end
    buste, gidsland, mannequin, model, pasdame, paspop
    a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
    gidsland, model, pasdame
    a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
    souffleur, voorzegger
    someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech
    nevenman, rechterhand
    the most helpful assistant
    onderminister, secretaresse, secretaris, staatssecretaris
    an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
    hulptroepen, mindere, ondergeschikte, onderhorige, werkmaatschappij
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
    gezelschapsdame
    one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
    schildersmodel
    a person who poses for a painter or sculptor
    chasseur, piccolo
    someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
    bruidsmeisje
    an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
    caddie
    an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
    hoveling
    an attendant at the court of a sovereign
    escorte
    an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
    Jhr., jonker, jonkheer
    (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
    directiesecretaris
    a secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities
    badjuffrouw, badmeester
    an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents
    halfspeler, middenvelder, middenveldspeler
    (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
    verpleeghulp
    someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training
    oppasser, ordonnans, ziekenverzorger, ziekenverzorgster
    a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
    oppasser, ordonnans, ziekenverzorger, ziekenverzorgster
    a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
    fotomodel
    a model who poses for photographers
    doktersassistente, receptionist
    a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
    onderbevelhebber
    someone who relieves a commander
    snelschrijver, stenograaf, stenotypist
    someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
    brancardier, ziekendrager
    one who helps carry a stretcher
    vicaris-generaal
    (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop
    type of:
    arbeider, arbeidskracht, kracht, loontrekker, tewerkgestelde, werkkracht, werkmier, werknemer
    a person who works at a specific occupation
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