HOUSEMAN Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

houseman

noun

Definition of houseman

as in butler

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Recent Examples of houseman Garcia has held various positions at the restaurant and hotel, working his way up from a hotel houseman to a waiter at the restaurant and now a manager. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 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 The women would lounge topless at the pool and sometimes give Epstein massages, the houseman said. — Julie K. Brown and Ben Wieder, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Dec. 2021 By then, Kelvin Anderson, 56, who lives in Baltimore and worked at the Sheraton for five years as a banquet houseman, will have been out of work for 18 months. — Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2021 Jose Lara works as a houseman at the hotel, cleaning the public spaces and working with the housekeeping staff. — Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2021

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Noun

Fractures between the pair were documented in a series of letters revealed during the 2002 theft trial of Diana’s former butler.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
The kitchenette is serviced directly from the restaurant kitchen via a dumbwaiter, and as with all the rooms, butler service is available 16 hours a day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 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 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 story says two Irish servants working at the Belle Haven mansions in the late 1800s fell in love.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
That morning Georg Winter, Hitler’s personal servant, is understood to have forced open Raubal’s room, which was locked from the inside, and found her body on the floor, according to Munich police records.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of servant

Noun

Her groom-to-be, Strautmann, personally chose the ring, which was designed by Antinori di Sanpietro, according to British society magazine Tatler.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
The bride and groom spurred tradition and saw each other the morning of the wedding for a sunrise swim in the ocean.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of groom

Noun

The story is set in the year 2062, with plenty of futuristic and high-tech gadgets — like a robotic housekeeper Rosie.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
When Molly pushes the bell, the housekeeper, Gregoria, slides open a panel about six inches high in the door.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

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