majordomos

noun

plural of majordomo
as in grooms

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  1. servants
  2. butlers
  3. domestics
  4. lackeys
  5. stewards
  6. retainers
Noun
  • 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
  • The fantasy series’ new season will also introduce the dread Nazgnagôl, Sauron’s Second Age ring-servants.
    — Debbie Day, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
Definition of servants
Noun
  • The outdoor space offers a large plunge pool, hammock, oversized daybed, and soaking tub where butlers prepare custom baths with your choice of honey- or mint-infused products.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 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 butlers
Noun
  • Butlers, once portrayed as buttoned-up, silver tray-carrying domestics, now manage complex staff, technology, security and logistics across multiple properties.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • But to be fair, this phenomenon isn’t universal among domestics.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 3 June 2026
Definition of domestics
Noun
  • The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
  • After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026
Definition of lackeys
Noun
  • The most effective innovators are often the strongest stewards.
    — Kendra MacDonald, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The stewards ultimately handed the Italian driver a three-place grid drop to seventh and a penalty point, his fourth penalty in a 12-month stretch.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of stewards
Noun
  • Revenue generated through subscriptions, monthly retainers, maintenance agreements, service contracts, or long-term customer relationships gives buyers greater visibility into future performance.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • People have retainers for their lawyers.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 May 2026
Definition of retainers
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