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
Former royal butler Paul Burrell was singing the same tune when Andrew was first arrested.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition to a phone to reach the front desk, butlers communicate via WhatsApp to finalize dinner reservations, excursions, and fresh towel deliveries.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
According to another royal butler, Grant Harrold—who served as Charles’s butler, including when Charles married Camilla in 2005—the monarch’s mood was much different after his second wedding on April 9 of that year.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Each suite has a dedicated butler who is available 24 hours a day throughout the cruise.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition to a phone to reach the front desk, butlers communicate via WhatsApp to finalize dinner reservations, excursions, and fresh towel deliveries.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
According to another royal butler, Grant Harrold—who served as Charles’s butler, including when Charles married Camilla in 2005—the monarch’s mood was much different after his second wedding on April 9 of that year.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Each suite has a dedicated butler who is available 24 hours a day throughout the cruise.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butler
Noun
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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
Noun
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Prepare to pay for parking as well—$30 for overnight self-parking or $35 for the valet option.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tickets are free, and bike valet is also free.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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The latter is less of a mother to Agnes than Rosa (Kira Guloien), one of the household’s many Marthas (put-upon domestic servants).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her house is immense and kept in immaculate condition by her family’s servants (the Marthas).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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
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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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The guest list has not been revealed but the groom’s parents, the Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, are expected to be in attendance, as are his sister and brother-in-law, Mike and Zara Tindall.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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Given Joe’s career as a personal trainer and that the couple actually happened to meet at the gym, the groom wanted to arrange a workout the morning of the wedding.—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 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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Even as she has been sidelined, Noem has remained the majordomo of the debacle.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Butler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butler. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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