Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civil servant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
civil ser-vant
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person employed in the civil service; a government employee.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

civil servants (plural)

Synonyms

civilian public servant

Questions

What does civil servant mean?
A person employed in the civil service; a government employee.

How to pronounce civil servant

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