Definition of valet
1a : an employee (as of a hotel or a public facility) who performs personal services for customersb : a man's male servant who performs personal services (such as taking care of clothing)
2 : a device (such as a rack or tray) for holding clothing or personal effects
From the M-W Editors
Origin and Etymology of valet
Middle English vadlet, valet, varlet “male servant, groom, knight's attendant,” borrowed from Anglo-French, “young man of noble birth serving a lord, boy, servant,” going back to Gallo-Romance *vassellittus, diminutive of *vassellus, diminutive of early Medieval Latin vassus “serf, servant, vassal” — more at vassal
First Known Use: 14th century
valet
Definition of valet
transitive verb
: to serve as a valet
Examples of valet in a Sentence
She runs her own valeting business.
1840
First Known Use of valet
1840
VALET Defined for English Language Learners
valet
playDefinition of valet for English Language Learners
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: a person who parks cars for guests at a hotel, restaurant, etc.
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: a man's personal male servant
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: someone who cleans the clothes of guests staying in a hotel
valet
Definition of valet for English Language Learners
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: to clean (a person's car) very well
VALET Defined for Kids
valet
playDefinition of valet for Students
1 : a person who parks cars for guests (as at a restaurant)
2 : a male servant or hotel employee who takes care of a man's clothes and does personal services
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