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 service The Leela’s troop of butlers are quick on their feet without being overbearing. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026 Ranging from 2,200 square feet to 3,581 square feet, the exceptionally spacious villas have terraces, gourmet kitchens, dining areas, personal butlers and staff available around the clock. — Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butlers
  1. servants
  2. housekeepers
  3. domestics
  4. maids
  5. stewards
  6. lackeys
  7. retainers
Noun
  • But their patience dwindles, her son Telemachus (Tom Holland, his eternal boyishness put to great use) is getting easier to goad into a fight, and the blind swineherd Eumaeus (John Leguizamo) is all that’s left of the king’s loyal servants.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • Yet his truest education came from the palace sweepers—the humble monk-servants who raised him.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of servants
Noun
  • But Sunchine’s housekeepers spent their shifts at The Club cleaning hundreds of Airbnb units rather than common areas, according to homeowners.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The hotel’s theming is impeccable, with workers dressed like bellhops and housekeepers and a grand lobby library featuring eclectic paintings and sculptures.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 14 July 2026
Definition of housekeepers
Noun
  • Butlers, once portrayed as buttoned-up, silver tray-carrying domestics, now manage complex staff, technology, security and logistics across multiple properties.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • But to be fair, this phenomenon isn’t universal among domestics.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 3 June 2026
Definition of domestics
Noun
  • The unsightly mushroom could have corrupted her maids’ morals, or even their health.
    — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
  • Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
    — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
Definition of maids
Noun
  • Any of your nieces and nephews could turn out to be good or poor stewards of your estate.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Government must continuously look for ways to improve services while being responsible stewards of public resources.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of stewards
Noun
  • The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
  • After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026
Definition of lackeys
Noun
  • Revenue generated through subscriptions, monthly retainers, maintenance agreements, service contracts, or long-term customer relationships gives buyers greater visibility into future performance.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • People have retainers for their lawyers.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 May 2026
Definition of retainers

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