public servant

/ˌpʌblɪk ˌsʌrvənt/

Other forms: public servants

Definitions of public servant

1. noun

   someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
   types:

   caseworker, social worker, welfare worker

   someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)

   almoner, medical social worker

   an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients

   type of:

   employee

   a worker who is hired to perform a job