Spanish Conversation · Level 68
58 words
Spanish word
servidor
Pronunciation
IPA/seɾβiˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nounservant
Example
Nuestro servidor llegó temprano para limpiar.
Our servant arrived early to clean.
More examples
El servidor público respondió a las preguntas de los ciudadanos.
The public servant responded to the citizens' questions.
Core concept
A person who attends to another, used also as a humble self-reference.
Common phrases
servidor público
public servant
servidor web
web server
servidor de correo
mail server
Similar words
servidor público: Public-sector worker who provides services to the community through a government institution.
funcionario: Official appointed to perform government duties and obliged to follow laws and procedures.
empleado público: Staff member employed by a government agency to carry out administrative or operational tasks.
Definition in Spanish
Se refiere a quien sirve a otra persona y también se usa como fórmula cortés para hablar modestamente de uno mismo.
Word origin
The word comes from Latin servire 'to serve' plus the agentive suffix -dor, literally 'one who serves', and it develops into a polite formula for self-reference.
Usage tips
- As a self-reference un servidor gives a modest, somewhat formal or old-fashioned tone, and in technical contexts servidor can mean a computer server, so context disambiguates.