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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
Two men disguised as butlers infiltrate The O Group on a rare day when almost everyone (except Mary) is in the office.
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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
As such, the race is on to get these budding butlers, maids, and models into the workforce.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Hermes is the new boat of this size that everyone’s talking about, with two guides on board for 16 passengers, plus a cruise director and two butlers offering additional service.
—Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
The jet set are flocking to the water as luxury expedition cruising becomes the hottest trend in luxury travel—cruising that involves intimate groups on elegant ships with fine wine, butlers, gastronomic meals, and plenty of space to spread out.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Even in butlers’ pantries, these machines can be showcased rather than hidden.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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
As such, the race is on to get these budding butlers, maids, and models into the workforce.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Hermes is the new boat of this size that everyone’s talking about, with two guides on board for 16 passengers, plus a cruise director and two butlers offering additional service.
—Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
The jet set are flocking to the water as luxury expedition cruising becomes the hottest trend in luxury travel—cruising that involves intimate groups on elegant ships with fine wine, butlers, gastronomic meals, and plenty of space to spread out.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Even in butlers’ pantries, these machines can be showcased rather than hidden.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 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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However, the complaint claims neither Carnival’s cabin stewards nor the housekeepers ever took any action.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and the housekeepers will likely stay on other smaller properties on the estate, the outlet reported.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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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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In making Lin and Grady co-stewards, Sequoia is returning to the successful formula last employed when partners Michael Moritz and Doug Leone served as co-stewards.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Indigenous people are the stewards of much of the remaining standing forests and contain the hope that these precious places can be preserved.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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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 13 Nov. 2025.
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