Masculine

knecht

Meaning

  1. (masculine) a servant
  2. (broadly, masculine) an assistant, hand, employee
  3. (derogatory, masculine) a flunky; often in diminutive form

Concepts

servant
manservant
menial
boy
👦
attendant
assistant
backer
backers
coadjutor
domestic

domestic animal

farmhand
handmaid
handmaiden
help
helper
helpers
helpmate
helpmates
helpmeet
knave
laborer
labourer
maid
maidservant

servant girl

supporters
abettors
abetter
abetters
acolyte
adjunct
aid
assistants
auxiliary
Synonyms

bediende
C1
dienaar
C1
meid
A2
👧
hulp
A1
hulpje
C2

dienares

huishoudhulp
helper
C2
huisdier
C1

huisknecht

kamerdienaar

meerpaal
adjunct
C2
boy
B2
assistent
B1

beting

dienstbode
36k
dienstmaagd
44k
dienstmeisje
C2
handlanger
C1
Translations

domestique
Diener
serviteur
criado
criado
Bursche
👦
sirviente
Gehilfe
servente
servo
servidor
minister
Knecht
Dienerin
servire
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/knɛxt/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
cnecht
Inherited from Old Dutch
*kneht
In summary

From Middle Dutch cnecht, from Old Dutch cneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

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