scullion

Meaning

Noun

1. A servant from the lower classes.
2. (derogatory, obsolete) A low, base person.

Verb

Alternative form of macaroni.

Synonyms

bounder

churl

drudge

hick

lout

roughneck

rube

yokel

kitchen help

Translations

marmiton

rentaplats

marmitó

Küchenjunge

αγροίκος

άθλιος

λαντζέρης

υπηρέτης μαγειρείου

adi kimse

bulaşıkçı

الخادم

sefil kimse

Etymology

Either from Middle French escouillon (“a swab, cloth”), diminutive of escouve (“broom, twig”) from Latin scopa, or an alteration of Old French souillon (“scullion”) by influence of scullery.