as in manservant
a man employed in in the home of a wealthy person to perform various personal services and to be in charge of other household employees
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Recent Examples of butler
Even in butlers’ pantries, these machines can be showcased rather than hidden.
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
The company just introduced Quanta X2, a highly advanced robotic butler designed for dexterity and versatility.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Soap featured the character Benson, a butler, who was portrayed by Black actor Robert Guillaume and who had a superior intellect and cutting sense of humor.
—Time, 17 Sep. 2025
In his new memoir, The Royal Insider , former royal butler and footman Paul Burrell made the claim that Queen Elizabeth was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer shortly before her death.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2025
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
The company just introduced Quanta X2, a highly advanced robotic butler designed for dexterity and versatility.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Soap featured the character Benson, a butler, who was portrayed by Black actor Robert Guillaume and who had a superior intellect and cutting sense of humor.
—Time, 17 Sep. 2025
In his new memoir, The Royal Insider , former royal butler and footman Paul Burrell made the claim that Queen Elizabeth was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer shortly before her death.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butler
Noun
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He is attended and aided by his faithful manservant, Graham, and sometimes assisted by another confidant, Dr. Thomas McConnell.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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These included a gentleman singing with his manservant on Mardi Gras, seven apprentices of a ribbon maker singing together, and a woman charged for singing while working in her house and yard, among many others.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The ski-in/ski-out property is set at the base of the River Run Gondola and will feature 107 rooms, a slope-side outdoor heated pool, a ski valet, and more.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kozar says the process of loading everything out will take place over several weeks and anticipates the exit plan will be a valet game of Jenga.—
Nina Metz,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In his new memoir, The Royal Insider , former royal butler and footman Paul Burrell made the claim that Queen Elizabeth was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer shortly before her death.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
14 Sep. 2025
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Robert James-Collier was cast as footman Thomas Barrow when the series premiered in 2010.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the 1841 census, fourteen people were living in the farmhouse, nine of them children, three servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Well done, good and faithful servant.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The pilot featured Charles Levin as Coco, a gay houseboy.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The houseboy kept bringing food and water.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
6 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The 25-year-old earned around $28 an hour as a night houseman on the evening shift at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Feb. 2025
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Wilson Medina works two jobs: as a houseman at the Sheraton Universal Hotel and as a mechanic.—
Helen Li,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2023
Noun
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In one, the tennis player could be seen kissing his bride’s hand inside the hotel and in another, the groom could be seen bending his bride over for a kiss underneath a white flower arch.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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According to early reporting, multiple shots rang out as wedding attendees gathered to watch the bride and groom dance.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Guests rent out the full estate, which includes a dedicated majordomo, private chef, and housekeepers.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Fresh off his San Vicente Bungalows run, Dimitri Dimitrov was back on hand as Tower Bar’s majordomo.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Sep. 2024
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“Butler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butler. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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