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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.
—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
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
Noun
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The staff members aren’t just part of a crew of butlers, receptionists, and cooks, but each play a role in Buahan’s enchanting story.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The kitchen, connected to the dining room via a butler’s pantry, features ebony cabinetry and integrated appliances.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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.—
John Wrory Ficklin,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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The dialogue is witty and the characters are memorable, particularly Boris Karloff as hulking manservant Morgan.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Feb. 2025
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Wilson Medina works two jobs: as a houseman at the Sheraton Universal Hotel and as a mechanic.—
Helen Li,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2023
Noun
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The latter is less of a mother to Agnes than Rosa (Kira Guloien), one of the household’s many Marthas (put-upon domestic servants).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her house is immense and kept in immaculate condition by her family’s servants (the Marthas).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Prepare to pay for parking as well—$30 for overnight self-parking or $35 for the valet option.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tickets are free, and bike valet is also free.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The guest list has not been revealed but the groom’s parents, the Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, are expected to be in attendance, as are his sister and brother-in-law, Mike and Zara Tindall.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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Given Joe’s career as a personal trainer and that the couple actually happened to meet at the gym, the groom wanted to arrange a workout the morning of the wedding.—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each eight-passenger coach had a driver and footman and was pulled by a team of horses.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 Mar. 2026
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Former royal footman Ian Scott Hunter spilled on the hidden meaning behind the makeup in a 2022 special episode of Antiques Roadshow.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Baena is Schwarzenegger's son with former housekeeper Mildred Baena.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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The horror film stars Zazie Beetz as a housekeeper who works in a sinister high-rise apartment.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Houseboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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