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handmaiden
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural handmaidens
plural handmaidens
Learner's definition of HANDMAIDEN
[count] somewhat old-fashioned
: a female servant or maid女佣；女仆 — usually used figuratively通常用作比喻
- He feels that government has become the handmaiden of corporate interests. [=the government only serves corporate interests]他觉得政府现在只为大公司的利益服务。
handmaiden
noun
hand·maid·en ˈhan(d)-ˌmā-dᵊn 
variants or less commonly handmaid
Synonyms
Example Sentences
the princess was intensely shy, and allowed only her handmaiden to enter her chambers
Recent Examples on the Web On many of them, recognizable iconography appeared: the cloak of the handmaiden, the wire of the hanger. 
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 8 July 2022 But this bit of craft wisdom—conflict is king—is the handmaiden of a paranoid anthropology, and a limited way of thinking about action and speech. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 Dashing across to meet him was Padmé Amidala, trailed by a handmaiden and one of Naboo’s security, a woman Obi-Wan recognized as Mariek Panaka. Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 4 May 2022 Most people talk about the story that comes after, but I was told by a person who studies regional folklore in Japan that some placed traditionally believed the handmaiden was Amaterasu’s lover. Goldie Chan, Forbes, 3 May 2022 The upper level is faulted for admitting too much light and its inevitable handmaiden shadow; the lower for admitting too little. Anthony Paletta, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022 Here comes Judith accompanied by her handmaiden, with the head of Holofernes in tow. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021 So there’s plenty of evidence that caffeine was a kind of handmaiden to the Industrial Revolution. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2021 This, of course, begs the question if Catherine really did have a handmaiden who helped her seize power. Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2021 See More
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 8 July 2022 But this bit of craft wisdom—conflict is king—is the handmaiden of a paranoid anthropology, and a limited way of thinking about action and speech. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 Dashing across to meet him was Padmé Amidala, trailed by a handmaiden and one of Naboo’s security, a woman Obi-Wan recognized as Mariek Panaka. Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 4 May 2022 Most people talk about the story that comes after, but I was told by a person who studies regional folklore in Japan that some placed traditionally believed the handmaiden was Amaterasu’s lover. Goldie Chan, Forbes, 3 May 2022 The upper level is faulted for admitting too much light and its inevitable handmaiden shadow; the lower for admitting too little. Anthony Paletta, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022 Here comes Judith accompanied by her handmaiden, with the head of Holofernes in tow. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021 So there’s plenty of evidence that caffeine was a kind of handmaiden to the Industrial Revolution. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2021 This, of course, begs the question if Catherine really did have a handmaiden who helped her seize power. Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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