valet de place

noun

-dəˈpläs,

-las

plural valets de place

-ā(z)d-

: a valet who serves transient travelers or strangers by acting as guide

the people the traveler naturally sees most—the tavern keepers, valets de place, and postilions

—C. G. Bowers

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, valet of the locality

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