as in servant
old-fashioned
a man employed in the home of a wealthy person to perform various household or personal services
The loyal manservant earned the trust of the emperor.
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Recent Examples of manservant
Its expansiveness starts to feel grotesque, and so do the combinations of coolness and glee with which this odd manservant runs through the shadowy, crushing facts.
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Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
In his younger days he had been known to creep up on his first owner, the colleague’s future husband, and drop on him suddenly from above, like a feline version of Cato, Inspector Clouseau’s manservant.
—Gregory Hays, The New York Review of Books, 1 June 2023
Scurrying to his side like rats on a Titanic lifeboat are son-in-law Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and his faithful manservant Greg (Nicholas Braun).
—Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
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Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
In his younger days he had been known to creep up on his first owner, the colleague’s future husband, and drop on him suddenly from above, like a feline version of Cato, Inspector Clouseau’s manservant.
—Gregory Hays, The New York Review of Books, 1 June 2023
Scurrying to his side like rats on a Titanic lifeboat are son-in-law Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and his faithful manservant Greg (Nicholas Braun).
—Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manservant
Noun
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While public money was spent on converting former servants quarters into a family home, the interior decor was paid for privately.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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There, a plaque remembers Anne Glover, an Irish servant who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Nash retired from basketball in 2014 but then served as the general manager for the Canadian men's national team and became the coaching consultant with the Golden State Warriors.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ex-central banker to replace Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister after winning Liberal Party vote 12 people injured by 3 men shooting randomly at Toronto pub customers Amid Trump threats, Canada to name a new leader.—
Andreas Kluth,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Makenzie explains that the bride and groom met at the Senior Center of their church, where Moss is the coordinator.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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For his own wedding look, the groom kept it classic in a Tom Ford tuxedo.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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News of Salke’s departure comes a month after Amazon MGM Studios gained creative control over the iconic James Bond franchise from longtime stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Of course taxes and finances are at the heart of most municipal elections, and voters’ first task really is to ascertain who among their choices will be the best stewards of public funds.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As the woman in all black inches closer, the horror and tension ratchets up.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
29 Mar. 2025
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The women, all senior citizens by now, are skeptical at first.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Photo : Jo David for Sotheby’s International Realty The butler’s pantry.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2025
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Enameled and gilded and madly ornate, installed under ultra-bright lights in a nook-like space — a former butler’s pantry?—
Holland Cotter,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Manservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manservant. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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