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Recent Examples of houseboy
The pilot featured Charles Levin as Coco, a gay houseboy.
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Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
The houseboy kept bringing food and water.
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Gillian Telling,
People.com,
6 Oct. 2024
His mother moved the family to Malden, W.Va., where Washington worked as a salt packer, coal miner and houseboy.
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Tobi Raji,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 2024
Collins is playing Skip, the houseboy in the estate where the play takes place.
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Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Dec. 2022
The older man then offers Casey a thankless live-in position as houseboy and party plaything, basically stripping him of every last shred of dignity.
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David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 June 2022
Between this new doc, the premiere of Porsha Williams’s new spinoff, the new season of RHOC, Nicki Minaj hosting the RHOP reunion, the RHOM trailer, and the finale of Winter House, the Institute is busier than Andy Cohen’s houseboy during a holiday weekend.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2021
Police arrested the only one left alive on the property — a 19-year-old houseboy.
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Los Angeles Times,
28 July 2019
Naomi Campbell was Scarlett O’Hara, Manolo Blahnik was a gardener or barefoot field hand, and John Galliano was a houseboy, photographed scrubbing the floor!
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André Leon Talley,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2019
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
The houseboy kept bringing food and water.
—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
6 Oct. 2024
His mother moved the family to Malden, W.Va., where Washington worked as a salt packer, coal miner and houseboy.
—
Tobi Raji,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 2024
Collins is playing Skip, the houseboy in the estate where the play takes place.
—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Dec. 2022
The older man then offers Casey a thankless live-in position as houseboy and party plaything, basically stripping him of every last shred of dignity.
—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 June 2022
Between this new doc, the premiere of Porsha Williams’s new spinoff, the new season of RHOC, Nicki Minaj hosting the RHOP reunion, the RHOM trailer, and the finale of Winter House, the Institute is busier than Andy Cohen’s houseboy during a holiday weekend.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2021
Police arrested the only one left alive on the property — a 19-year-old houseboy.
—
Los Angeles Times,
28 July 2019
Naomi Campbell was Scarlett O’Hara, Manolo Blahnik was a gardener or barefoot field hand, and John Galliano was a houseboy, photographed scrubbing the floor!
—
André Leon Talley,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for houseboy
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There’s a fitness center for action, a spa for pampering, and for families or groups wanting complete privacy, the exclusive-use Monwana Residence has its own chef, butler, private safari vehicle and guide team.
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Families can choose suites accommodating up to five people (some with swim-up access) or two-bedroom villas with private pools and butler service for up to six.
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That film crackled with undertones of class, sexuality and politics, with Dirk Bogarde playing the sociopathic manservant to acclaim.
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He is also said to have been a water boy and manservant to an Anderson family member who was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War.
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The 25-year-old earned around $28 an hour as a night houseman on the evening shift at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.
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Wilson Medina works two jobs: as a houseman at the Sheraton Universal Hotel and as a mechanic.
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The film also features Odysseus’ servant Eumaeus (John Leguizamo) and Jon Bernthal as Menelaus, the Greek king of Sparta and Agamemnon’s brother.
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Individuals who begin to see themselves as fathers, mothers, believers, mentors, or servants often become less attached to the identities that contributed to their criminal behavior in the first place.
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However, guests at the Wyndham Hotel will still be able to access the front entrance and the valet area.
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In 2017, Love pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from an altercation with a valet at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Ohio.
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Other football friends of the groom, including San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, are also expected to be in attendance.
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The groom was identified by family as 25-year-old Dave Fiji.
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There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
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Each eight-passenger coach had a driver and footman and was pulled by a team of horses.
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Her housekeeper, who is Ethiopian, sustained less-severe injuries in the attack, Khalil's relatives said.
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The 1980s domestic comedy helped put fairly progressive content — for its time — into prime time, as it was centered around a single dad and former pro baseball player (Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive (Light).
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“Houseboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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