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
There's a training dungeon and a helpful butler and everything.
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American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 25 July 2025
There’s also a breakfast nook overlooking the backyard, as well as a butler’s pantry.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The kitchen and dining areas are finished in heritage turquoise, with butler sinks and traditional cabinetry.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Photo : Modern Angles for Sotheby's International Realty An extensive butler’s pantry is connected to the space.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
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American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 25 July 2025
There’s also a breakfast nook overlooking the backyard, as well as a butler’s pantry.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The kitchen and dining areas are finished in heritage turquoise, with butler sinks and traditional cabinetry.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Photo : Modern Angles for Sotheby's International Realty An extensive butler’s pantry is connected to the space.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 July 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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Actor and director Erich von Stroheim, who was cast as Desmond’s worshipful valet, driver and former silent film director, had a rocky history with Swanson.—
Scott Huver,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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From the valet area, a pedestrian walkway leads visitors to the heart of the harbor’s shops and restaurants area, which Ward said will span 120,000 square feet.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The next morning, a footman brought back an acceptance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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So far, The Gilded Age’s third season delivered a near-royal wedding, two seances, a sudden death by carriage, and a rags-to-riches success story in the form of a young footman who invents a clock.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Well, Agnes is aware that Mrs. Winterton used to be a servant.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Stories of haughty people scheming and plucky servants improving alarm clocks attract smaller audiences than, say, trench warfare.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The houseboy kept bringing food and water.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
6 Oct. 2024
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His mother moved the family to Malden, W.Va., where Washington worked as a salt packer, coal miner and houseboy.—
Tobi Raji,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 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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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
Noun
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About an hour later, the bride and groom left their wedding.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Meet Robin, the sister of the bride and a no-nonsense New Yorker with a lot of errands to run—including picking up the groom’s estranged son from the airport.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Toby Jones, and Paul Walter Hauser all drop by to add their touches to an underworld majordomo, a dogged BPD Special Ops officer, a political toady and Boston’s single dumbest thug, respectively.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2024
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“Butler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butler. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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