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civil servant

civ·il serv·ant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [siv-uh l sur-vuh nt]
    • /ˈsɪv əl ˈsɜr vənt/
    • /ˈsɪvl ˈsɜːvənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [siv-uh l sur-vuh nt]
    • /ˈsɪv əl ˈsɜr vənt/

Definitions of civil servant words

  • countable noun civil servant A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States. 4
  • noun civil servant a member of the civil service 3
  • noun civil servant a civil-service employee 3
  • noun civil servant a civil-service employee. 1
  • noun civil servant government employee 1
  • noun civil servant A person employed in the civil service; a government employee. 0
See all 6 definitions of civil servant

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Origin of civil servant

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Civil servant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Civil servant

civil servant popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for civil servant

noun civil servant

  • public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
Just one Synonym for civil servant

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