servitor

[ sur-vi-ter ]

/ ˈsɜr vɪ tər /

a person who is in or at the service of another; attendant.

a glass worker who blocks the gather and does the preliminary blowing of glass for the gaffer.

Origin of servitor

1300–50; Middle English servitour < Anglo-French < Late Latin servītor, equivalent to Latin servī(re) to serve + -tor -tor

His servitor is seated on the steps of the landing, while the gondola appeareth to be empty.

The Bravo |J. Fenimore Cooper
Sixty years had Uncle Bushrod given of faithful service to the house of Weymouth as chattel, servitor, and friend.

Roads of Destiny |O. Henry
For a commoner to be seen in public in the company of a servitor was a great disparagement.

Rowlandson's Oxford |A. Hamilton Gibbs
She hath been sent by Owaissa the Indian maiden and brought by her servitor in a canoe.

A Little Girl in Old Detroit |Amanda Minnie Douglas

He stood silently as the servitor put the cap on his head and placed the cloak about his shoulders.

The Weakling |Everett B. Cole

servitor

/ (ˈsɜːvɪtə) /

archaic a person who serves another

C14: from Old French servitour, from Late Latin servītor, from Latin servīre to serve