manservant

noun

Definition of manservantnext
as in servant
old-fashioned a man employed in the home of a wealthy person to perform various household or personal services The loyal manservant earned the trust of the emperor.

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Recent Examples of manservant 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 The dialogue is witty and the characters are memorable, particularly Boris Karloff as hulking manservant Morgan. — Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025 These included a gentleman singing with his manservant on Mardi Gras, seven apprentices of a ribbon maker singing together, and a woman charged for singing while working in her house and yard, among many others. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 May 2025 The show is sharpest when its sights are fixed on Norma and Joe, and also on the looming figure of Norma’s manservant and eternal enabler, Max. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for manservant
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  1. servant
  2. man
  3. groom
  4. steward
  5. woman
  6. butler
Noun
  • 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
  • Astonishingly, a servant’s wages amounted to only $3,750 to $4,500 per year.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of servant
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  • Federal prosecutors have accused a Cuban man living as a lawful permanent resident in Cass County of voting illegally.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The increase in online sports betting has worsened mental health problems in younger men, leading to more hospital visits as a result.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of man
Noun
  • The second slide was a video (without sound) of the couple’s first kiss, which King prefaced with what looked like a howl of joy, followed by a series of passionate kisses and an arms-in-the-air yelp from the groom.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
  • When the bride and groom connected ahead of the ceremony for a first look, the true purpose of the day came into picture.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of groom
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  • This new crop of gadgets, however, asks you to be a more active steward of other people’s privacy.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • All itineraries include an overnight stay, 24-hour steward service, meals with a sommelier’s choice of wine and unlimited soft drinks, and transfers.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of steward
Noun
  • Suffice it to say the mystery bullets that landed in Rate Field’s bleachers in 2023 and wounded two women definitely aren’t relevant to this feel-good story but are worth mentioning to remind us how much the Sox narrative has changed.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The actual point of the scene, however, is for both women to talk about their relationships.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of woman
Noun
  • Each has about six acres of garden and comes with a household of staff (your own butler, house manager, and chef).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And Britain itself, after the financial and cultural boom of the ’90s, has in the post-recession era settled into its new role as butler to the world, to borrow a phrase from writer and money-laundering muckraker Oliver Bullough.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of butler

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“Manservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manservant. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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