SERF Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

serf

noun

Definition of serf

as in slave

a person in the past who belonged to a low social class and who lived and worked on land owned by another person Medieval serfs who tended land owned by a lord.

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There were a lot of stories about the richer people that went away amid all the political problems, and the people working for them, the descendants of the slaves.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Very few think that America was truly founded when the first slaves arrived in 1619 and that patriotic holidays are oppressive.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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Protecting the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is essential to ensuring America can continue recruiting and retaining the public servants our communities depend on.

— Verna L. Williams, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Some of the long time lag reflected the vagaries and limitations of travel in the mid-19th century, when moving family, servants, and belongings via horse and buggy in the winter months made a longer period necessary.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

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