majordomo

noun

Definition of majordomonext
as in butler

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Recent Examples of majordomo Even as she has been sidelined, Noem has remained the majordomo of the debacle. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026 There was no majordomo or maid or gardener or cook, no conditioning coach or groomer or therapist or secretary. — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Guests rent out the full estate, which includes a dedicated majordomo, private chef, and housekeepers. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Fresh off his San Vicente Bungalows run, Dimitri Dimitrov was back on hand as Tower Bar’s majordomo. — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for majordomo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for majordomo
  1. butler
  2. manservant
  3. valet
  4. footman
  5. servitor
  6. houseboy
  7. servant
  8. steward
Noun
  • The kitchen features an island, a wine refrigerator, stainless steel appliances and a butler’s pantry.
    — Kim Quillen, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • All 228 rooms come with a personal butler, who’s at your beck and call 24/7.
    — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of butler
Noun
  • The Your Friends and Neighbors star plays a character named Lee, Adam’s Chinese American manservant, in East of Eden.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The only person who knows Diego’s secret is Bernardo (Salvatore Ficarra), his mute manservant.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Definition of manservant
Noun
  • Douglas says that at one major talent agency, a valet could allegedly replace a $100 bill left in a car with a packet of cocaine.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Expect warm and friendly service from the valet to the front desk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of valet
Noun
  • Fawcett joined the royal household as a footman to Queen Elizabeth in 1981 and rose through the ranks to become Charles’ valet and then head of The Prince’s Foundation, a nonprofit that funds his favorite charitable causes.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of footman
Noun
  • Conditions for the servitors were similar, although they were allowed Irish tenants on their land, and had only two years rent-free.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Definition of servitor
Noun
  • 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
Definition of houseboy
Noun
  • Banks paid millions of dollars by today’s standards to bring along a botanist, artists, servants, his greyhound and scientific equipment.
    — Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The remains of these servants, or retainers, were first excavated from the funerary complexes at Abydos, eastern Egypt, which date from around 3000 BC, in the 1920s.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of servant
Noun
  • The problem has long caused tension between Iowa’s more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The problem has long caused tension between Iowa's more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of steward

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