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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 butlers
The pantrymen also did anything that the butlers did not have time to do.
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John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
Marsa’s butlers are trained by the British Butler Academy, but there’s no stuffiness here.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
As of summer 2025, the hotel also welcomed the new Villa La Guettière, a private nine-bedroom retreat serviced by a team of private butlers and a chef.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets.
—Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Currently, career nannies, ROTA (rotational) nannies, laundresses, chefs, butlers, estate managers, and personal assistants are being heavily sought after.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The villas are serviced 24/7 by a team of butlers and concierges and feature entertainment and dining rooms, as well as floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic city views.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Suites come with butlers who are happy to unpack for you, press your trousers, and bring snacks.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
Usher is a role akin to a general manager of the building, overseeing everything from food service to construction and managing a staff of about 90, including butlers, maids, housekeepers, chefs, curators and engineers.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
Marsa’s butlers are trained by the British Butler Academy, but there’s no stuffiness here.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
As of summer 2025, the hotel also welcomed the new Villa La Guettière, a private nine-bedroom retreat serviced by a team of private butlers and a chef.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets.
—Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Currently, career nannies, ROTA (rotational) nannies, laundresses, chefs, butlers, estate managers, and personal assistants are being heavily sought after.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The villas are serviced 24/7 by a team of butlers and concierges and feature entertainment and dining rooms, as well as floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic city views.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Suites come with butlers who are happy to unpack for you, press your trousers, and bring snacks.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
Usher is a role akin to a general manager of the building, overseeing everything from food service to construction and managing a staff of about 90, including butlers, maids, housekeepers, chefs, curators and engineers.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butlers
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But what will inevitably be first in the conversation is the sequence in which two servants engage in rough role-play in a barn.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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The script also stirs in a BDSM tryst between two servants in a stable.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Between 2009 and 2019, his assistants and housekeepers seem to have essentially been running the equivalent of an Airbnb operation at about 15 different apartments in the building.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
13 Feb. 2026
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Professional housekeepers are all about working smarter, not harder.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As teens, boys apprenticed on farms or with artisans, and girls as dairy maids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some seeds, like those of red maids, soaproot, mariposa lily, island manzanita and chamise, are called fire-followers and need heat or smoke of fire to germinate.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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They are no longer seen solely as operators or stewards of capital.—
Alan H.H. Fleischmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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The agency is working to follow state procurement rules and be good stewards of funding that could amount to about $1 billion over five years, Reed said.—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trump and his lackeys do their best to disrupt free and fair elections, abrogate freedom of speech and curtail press freedom.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kelly’s lackeys dropped off meals, often delivered with a specific code knock on the door.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Regulars get the same attendant from visit to visit and treat them like family retainers.—
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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Most of the contracts are retainers — with the lobbying firms receiving an equal payment each quarter.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Butlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butlers. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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