criado — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ancillary adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
- menial adj Describing unskilled, low-status work, especially the kind of routine tasks a servant would do.
- retainer noun A fee paid in advance to secure someone's services, especially a lawyer's.
- servant noun A person employed to do household or personal work for someone else.
Senses
criado is used for these senses in English:
- ancillary Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
- ancillary (archaic) An auxiliary.
- menial A servant, especially a domestic servant.
- retainer A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
- servant One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
ancillary — full definition
- adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
- noun A person or thing that provides support to a main activity, such as a support worker in a hospital or school.
menial — full definition
- adj Describing unskilled, low-status work, especially the kind of routine tasks a servant would do.
- noun A person in a servile, low-ranking role, especially a domestic servant.