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
For example, Sandals and Beaches resorts prohibit tipping altogether, except for spa therapists and personal butlers.
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Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
The main hall opens onto a gallery connecting a series of reception rooms, a huge dining room, and a large kitchen with a butler’s pantry.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Onassis’ longtime butler, Efigenio Pinheiro, arranged the greenery in the church's altar area.
—Aaron Parsley, PEOPLE, 21 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
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Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
The main hall opens onto a gallery connecting a series of reception rooms, a huge dining room, and a large kitchen with a butler’s pantry.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Onassis’ longtime butler, Efigenio Pinheiro, arranged the greenery in the church's altar area.
—Aaron Parsley, PEOPLE, 21 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
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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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At one point, video appears to show the shop’s front doors lock the robbers inside, before one of them fires off several shots through the glass, allowing the group to escape to getaway cars parked in the lot’s valet area.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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On Monday, a member of the group fired upon the door to escape before the thieves fled into six getaway vehicles in the valet area of the shopping mall -- several of which were reportedly stolen, police said.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
24 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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Similarly, longtime Downton butler Mr. Carson (Jim Carter) was finally preparing to retire and hand the running of the home’s staff over to former footman Andy (Michael Fox).—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The whole setup looks like a giant creature with an extremely dense and compact body, a long, protruding neck, and an almost-cute face — a little bit like Wall-E, and a little bit like the servant-pet-robot from Red Planet that turns on Val Kilmer and tries to murder him.—
Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Of those who stay, more than eighty per cent work in the informal sector—as domestic servants, street hawkers, porters, cleaners.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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