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
The five-bedroom features coffered ceilings, walnut floors, a fireplace, French doors, and a kitchen with a stove nook, a pot filler, and a butler’s pantry.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
Lower cabinet or butler pantry: for small kitchen appliances, extra space in lower cabinets or your butler pantry is best for these items.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Per the butler, the brothers agreed to swap the items in 2009 when William was thinking about proposing to Kate and wanted to give her the iconic ring.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Apr. 2026
The kitchen and laundry room have been restructured to remove an old butler’s pantry and maid’s quarters.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
Lower cabinet or butler pantry: for small kitchen appliances, extra space in lower cabinets or your butler pantry is best for these items.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Per the butler, the brothers agreed to swap the items in 2009 when William was thinking about proposing to Kate and wanted to give her the iconic ring.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Apr. 2026
The kitchen and laundry room have been restructured to remove an old butler’s pantry and maid’s quarters.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butler
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He is also said to have been a water boy and manservant to an Anderson family member who was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War.—
John Wrory Ficklin,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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The dialogue is witty and the characters are memorable, particularly Boris Karloff as hulking manservant Morgan.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The former Migos rapper was shot the night of April 6 in the valet area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, according to the Seminole Police Department.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie McMahon Stephanie McMahon, the daughter of WWE founder Vince McMahon, turned into one of the biggest heels of the Attitude Era ushering herself into the business as a valet for several wrestling colleagues, including her father.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Each eight-passenger coach had a driver and footman and was pulled by a team of horses.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 Mar. 2026
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Former royal footman Ian Scott Hunter spilled on the hidden meaning behind the makeup in a 2022 special episode of Antiques Roadshow.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
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By reaching into the past, the California government acts as ruler rather than as a servant.—
Robertas Bakula,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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And in between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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Federal prosecutors in New York said Maxwell helped Epstein recruit, groom and ultimately abuse girls as young as 14.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Another photo captures the soon-to-be bride and groom crouching down on the sand with their two pet dogs.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The color palette changed so that the attire of the Cogsworth character — the Beast’s loyal majordomo who has been transformed into a clock — is now green rather than brown.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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There is a moment in the Season Two premiere where Valerie accidentally-on-purpose runs into reality-TV majordomo Andy Cohen.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Butler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butler. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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