BUTLERS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

butlers

noun

plural of butler

as in valets

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 main event, though, is the ski room—where ski butlers furnish guests with state-of-the-art skis before sliding them onto the slicked Jardin Alpin piste with or without an instructor. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026 The Four-Star hotel offers elegant rooms and attentive butlers to fill your every need, including providing cribs, high chairs and play pens. —

Katie Lara, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Membership to Club Myttas includes an on-call assistant for booking private chauffeurs, butlers, and chefs. —

Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 May 2026 At the same time, people are creating faceless digital butlers known as agents, which are already starting to populate digital spaces and can often pass for humans. —

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026 Other luxury lines have similarly lavish amenities like Silversea, where suites come with Bulgari toiletries, personal butlers, and caviar upon request. —

Katie Riley, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 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 Once on the property, butlers can also assist with arranging spa appointments, securing a last-minute table at Hank’s Fine Steaks & Martinis, or preparing a celebratory moment after an evening on the casino floor. —

David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026 Luxury safaris These lodges usually start around $600 per person per day and provide luxurious accommodations, private game safaris, gourmet meals and personalized services like private guides and butlers. —

Harriet Akinyi, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024

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Noun

Evidently, the abundance of Royal Stewart and tartan linoleum in the servants’ quarters was too much for the then-secretary of state.

— Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Some of the girls were hired as servants in the homes of higher-status Burghers, though Rustin refused on principle to consider it.

— George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025