eyeservant

English

Etymology

From eye +‎ servant.

Noun

eyeservant (plural eyeservants)

1. (archaic) A servant who can only be relied upon to perform duties while watched.

   Synonym: eye-server

Translations

one who can only be relied upon while watched

• Norwegian Bokmål: øyenskalk m, øyentjener (no) m
• Swedish: skrymtare (sv) c, ögontjänare (sv) c