amah
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a woman who is a servant or whose job is to take care of her employer’s children in southern and eastern Asia
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noun
a woman who is a servant or whose job is to take care of her employer’s children in southern and eastern Asia
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the most important male servant in a rich person’s house, whose job is to organize the other servants, to welcome guests, to pour wine at meals, etc.
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a boy or man who works as a servant in someone’s house. Many people now consider this word to be offensive.
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in the past, a worker who agreed to work for no salary for a specific number of years because their employer had paid for their travel to America and for living costs
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a servant, especially one who has worked for someone from a high social class for a long time
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in the past, someone who lived and worked on land belonging to another person and who could not leave without that person’s permission
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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