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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
All suites have outdoor balconies and come with butlers, included drinks, laundry, tips, and Wi-Fi.
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Jane Archer, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
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
There are lounges with hot dogs on rollers, lounges with pedicurists, and lounges with personal butlers.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
Two men disguised as butlers infiltrate The O Group on a rare day when almost everyone (except Mary) is in the office.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
About half of the Executive Mansion’s team of housekeepers, ushers, valets and butlers are currently working.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Tom Holland had been called in to play tennis on the house’s grass court while liveried butlers served sausage rolls and champagne.
—Alyson Krueger, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Each morning, butlers set up our cabana and coolers, remembering our drink and snack preferences.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Jane Archer, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
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
There are lounges with hot dogs on rollers, lounges with pedicurists, and lounges with personal butlers.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
Two men disguised as butlers infiltrate The O Group on a rare day when almost everyone (except Mary) is in the office.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
About half of the Executive Mansion’s team of housekeepers, ushers, valets and butlers are currently working.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Tom Holland had been called in to play tennis on the house’s grass court while liveried butlers served sausage rolls and champagne.
—Alyson Krueger, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Each morning, butlers set up our cabana and coolers, remembering our drink and snack preferences.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butlers
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The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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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
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Ski instructors, servers, housekeepers, and seasonal staff often commute long distances—or leave entirely.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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King also said in recent years the hospital doubled the number of housekeepers per shift in its emergency department, and also increased the number of its emergency department transporters by 2%.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere in the castle, Malcolm’s sister, Maura Grant, comes across Dougal shtupping one of her maids up against a wall.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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As such, the race is on to get these budding butlers, maids, and models into the workforce.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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While donated blood is called whole blood, stewards of the blood supply will split and spin blood into separate bags with just red blood cells or with the plasma.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Republican Party can appeal to Marylanders by returning to its roots as responsible stewards of the environment and support for small businesses that are currently struggling with international tariffs and skyrocketing health care costs.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Jan. 2026
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Tony & Ziva wrapped its rollercoaster of an espionage tale Thursday with an intense finale, which picked up with the titular pair once again going in search of their daughter Tali after she’s kidnapped by Jonah Markham’s (Julian Ovendon) lackeys.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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At the slightest provocation, Ye bullies, hectors, and screams at everyone from Paris fashion-show lackeys to the mother of his child.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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How To Improve Your Soil's Moisture Retention A short-term solution for small areas or containers with hydrophobic soil is a commercial wetting agent, often called water retainers or penetrants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Butlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butlers. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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