manservant

noun

man·​ser·​vant ˈman-ˌsər-vənt How to pronounce manservant (audio)
plural menservants ˈmen-ˌsər-vən(t)s How to pronounce manservant (audio)
: a male servant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That was high praise indeed, for Darnes had accompanied Kirby Smith across the country and beyond as his enslaved manservant. Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023 While Lurch, the Addams family manservant, barely appears in Wednesday, his character channels the Lurch costume of the TV show and movies. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 10 Dec. 2022 His unflappable manservant, Jeeves, by contrast, is a master of restraint who quietly rescues the hapless Wooster from innumerable scrapes of his own making. Nicholas Frankel, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022 The gate is guarded by an elderly manservant for whom the term faithful retainer might have been invented. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2022 George Burcea will play Lurch, the towering family manservant. Isaac Ordonez will play Gomez and Morticia’s son, Pugsley. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 8 June 2022 Isaac Ordonez plays Wednesday’s brother Pugsley in a recurring role, while George Burcea plays the family manservant Lurch. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 6 June 2022 Count Almaviva, a Spanish nobleman, has been lusting after Susanna, his wife’s chambermaid, who is about to be married to the Count’s manservant, Figaro. Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021 John Smith saves the man who fell overboard; Ratcliffe is the government lackey in a suit who hunkers down in his cabin and only emerges once the danger has passed, clutching his pug while his manservant shields him with an umbrella. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 13 Apr. 2021 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of manservant was in the 14th century

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“Manservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manservant. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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manservant

noun
man·​ser·​vant ˈman-ˌsər-vənt How to pronounce manservant (audio)
plural menservants ˈmen-ˌsər-vən(t)s How to pronounce manservant (audio)
: a male servant

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