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dienaar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • menial adj Describing unskilled, low-status work, especially the kind of routine tasks a servant would do.
  • minister noun A politician who heads a government department.
  • servant noun A person employed to do household or personal work for someone else.

Senses

dienaar is used for these senses in English:

  • menial A servant, especially a domestic servant.
  • minister (Roman Catholicism) A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
  • servant One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
  • servant One who serves another, providing help in some manner.

menial — full definition

  1. adj Describing unskilled, low-status work, especially the kind of routine tasks a servant would do.
  2. noun A person in a servile, low-ranking role, especially a domestic servant.

minister — full definition

  1. noun A politician who heads a government department.
  2. noun A member of the clergy, especially in a Protestant church, authorized to lead worship and provide pastoral care.
  3. verb To attend to someone's needs or provide care and help.

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