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SERF: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SERF?

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Need another word that means the same as “serf”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “serf” in this overview.

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Serf as a Noun
Definitions of "Serf" as a noun
Synonyms of "Serf" as a noun (8 Words)
Associations of "Serf" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Serf” are: helot, villein, bondsman, slave, servant, menial, thrall, ceorl

Serf as a Noun

Definitions of "Serf" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “serf” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
An agricultural labourer bound by the feudal system who was tied to working on his lord's estate.

Synonyms of "Serf" as a noun (8 Words)

bondsman	A person who stands surety for a bond.
ceorl	(in Anglo-Saxon England) a freeman of the lowest class, ranking directly below a thane.
helot	A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
menial	A person with a menial job.
servant	A person working in the service of another (especially in the household. A government servant.
thrall	A slave, servant, or captive. The town in thrall* to a villain.*
villein	A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.

Associations of "Serf" (30 Words)

agricultural	Relating to rural matters. Agricultural land.
agriculture	The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
botanist	An expert in or student of the scientific study of plants. A botanist* announced he d bred a new and beautiful variety of orchid.*
bucolic	A pastoral poem. A pleasant bucolic* scene.*
countryside	The inhabitants of countryside areas. They explored the surrounding countryside.
cowhand	A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback.
crop	Yield crops. He wore his hair closely cropped.
cultivator	A farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture. Rotary cultivators are ideal in the kitchen garden.
dairy	A farm where dairy products are produced. I rely on soya as a substitute for dairy.
farmer	An expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915.
farmhouse	House for a farmer and family. A farmhouse* kitchen.*
gardener	Someone employed to work in a garden. I m a keen gardener.
harvest	Gather a crop as a harvest. In terms of science Apollo yielded a meagre harvest.
intelligentsia	Intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence. A distrust of the intelligentsia* and of theoretical learning.*
laity	In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy.
peasant	An ignorant, rude, or unsophisticated person. That is a civilized drink you peasant.
peon	(in South and SE Asia) a low-ranking worker such as an attendant, orderly, or assistant. Racing drivers aren t exactly nine to five peons.
plantation	Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth. New conifer plantations.
provincial	Of or concerning a province of a country or empire. The general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials.
rancher	A person who owns or runs a ranch.
reaper	A person or machine that harvests a crop.
rural	Living in or characteristic of farming or country life. Unpaved rural* roads.*
rustic	Made of untrimmed branches or rough timber. A rustic* oak bench.*
scythe	Cut with a scythe. You may want hardy infantry troops to scythe* down the opposition.*
serfdom	The state of a serf. The liberation of the peasants from serfdom.
servitude	The state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful. You ve got thousands of years of peasant servitude* to make up for.*
shopkeeper	A merchant who owns or manages a shop.
vassalage	The state of a serf.
vendible	Fit to be offered for sale.
yeoman	A member of the yeomanry force.