Synonyms of manservant

manservant

noun

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.

Related Words

• servant
• man
• groom
• steward
• woman
• butler
• valet
• footman
• houseboy
• houseman
• servitor
• maid
• companion
• majordomo
• follower
• housekeeper
• lackey
• maidservant
• housemaid
• retainer
• domestic
• handmaiden
• wench
• flunky
• assistant
• daily
• factotum
• attendant
• menial
• lady-in-waiting
• dogsbody
• drudge
• gofer

Dissimilar Words

• boss
• captain
• leader
• chief
• foreman
• head
• master
• mistress
• helmsman
• taskmaster
• headman
• kingpin

Example Sentences

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