dienaar — meaning in English

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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