houseboy

noun

Definition of houseboynext
as in butler

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Recent Examples of houseboy The pilot featured Charles Levin as Coco, a gay houseboy. — Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 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 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
  1. butler
  2. manservant
  3. houseman
  4. servant
  5. valet
  6. groom
  7. footman
  8. housekeeper
Noun
  • The hotel's butler service attends to guests' needs with a light touch.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Lee takes early meetings at a nearby hotel that could be in any country, except that the room service is delivered by robots painted in the livery of butlers and maids.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of butler
Noun
  • The only person who knows Diego’s secret is Bernardo (Salvatore Ficarra), his mute manservant.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • That film crackled with undertones of class, sexuality and politics, with Dirk Bogarde playing the sociopathic manservant to acclaim.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Definition of manservant
Noun
  • The 25-year-old earned around $28 an hour as a night houseman on the evening shift at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Each comes with a personal houseman who helps attune every meal and experience to each guest’s tastes.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
Definition of houseman
Noun
  • Damon leads Christopher Nolan’s epic as Odysseus, while Leguizamo plays the hero’s faithful blind servant, Eumaeus.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
  • The plot involves two sons of rich, miserly fathers in love with girls their fathers will never approve of and what happens when the fathers’ devious servants decide to give the boys a hand.
    — Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026
Definition of servant
Noun
  • Williams came out of the gate with his valet, rapper Lil Yachty, by his side.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • There will be a complimentary bike valet at the corner of Balbo and Michigan, and self-serve bike parking is available at the same corner.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of valet
Noun
  • Then, on Saturday, the bride, 32, and groom exchanged handwritten vows in an intimate ceremony, officiated by Carson’s sister, Hannah Royce.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • For years, Roblox has faced scrutiny over predators who use the platform to groom children, culminating in multiple lawsuits from state attorneys general.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of groom
Noun
  • The king and queen always face the direction of travel and will exit first; their guests face the footmen and will exit after the monarchs.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Definition of footman
Noun
  • The former California governor also shares youngest son Joseph Baena, 28, with former housekeeper Mildred Patricia Baena.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • The film is about a former housekeeper named Marie who, while preparing to celebrate her engagement to the patriarch of the house, is haunted by secrets of her past.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of housekeeper

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“Houseboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboy. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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