majordomo

noun

Definition of majordomonext
as in butler

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Recent Examples of majordomo There is a moment in the Season Two premiere where Valerie accidentally-on-purpose runs into reality-TV majordomo Andy Cohen. — Jennifer Silverman, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026 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 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
  • Instead, Ytech is planning a round-the-clock butler service, with staff trained by the British Butler Institute to help manage household requests, prepare residences ahead of owners’ arrivals, and coordinate private events.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Not everyone wants a digital butler waiting for their next command.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 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
  • Stewart’s character, Walter Blunt, was a handful — only understood by his trusty valet (Adrian Scarborough), a fellow veteran of the Falklands War, and constantly challenged by his staff, producers, and studio executives.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
  • For the bookworm who prefers turning pages to swiping screens, this wooden reading valet makes her reading ritual even better.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of valet
Noun
  • Ben Ahlers plays Jack Trotter, formerly the van Rhijn footman and now a man of means since his clock invention patent was sold.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
  • There’s pitying chuckles to his childlike dependence on his peculiarly loyal man servant.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Particularly for a character like this, who is literally a servant and has to exist in the hollows created by other people in that world — that’s a very useful tool for me as an actor.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of servant
Noun
  • The race stewards had been extremely clear that leaving the track and gaining a permanent advantage at turns 1 or 4 on the first lap would result in a penalty unless the driver gave the place back.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Earlier Tuesday, trainer Chris Waller was fined 50,000 Australian dollars ($35,000) and Astrix, an eight-year-old New Zealand gelding, was scratched by stewards because medication was administered to the horse's forelegs on the morning of the race.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of steward

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