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
The true story of an enslaved couple who escaped to freedom by posing as a wealthy White man and his manservant.
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Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
The true story of an enslaved couple who escaped to freedom by posing as a wealthy White man and his manservant.
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
The true story of an enslaved couple who escaped to freedom by posing as a wealthy White man and his manservant.
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
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Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
The true story of an enslaved couple who escaped to freedom by posing as a wealthy White man and his manservant.
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
The true story of an enslaved couple who escaped to freedom by posing as a wealthy White man and his manservant.
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manservant
Noun
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Advertisement What Fellowes can’t countenance are privileged people who lack the magnanimity befitting their rank and, most of all, servants who are insufficiently grateful to their benevolent employers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Simone’s job is to make life hell for the family’s other servants, including property manager Jose (Felix Solis), head chef Patrice (Lauren Weedman), and Missy (Britne Oldford), who doesn’t appear to have a specific job.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Sturdy men work with their hands, forging arrows with which to kill zombie interlopers.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 June 2025
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The film charts the story of a young man who goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa after being released from an orphanage.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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The entire wedding party, including parents of the bride and groom, wore fashions supplied by JCPenney, including a $99 wedding gown and the groom’s tuxedo, which Thalberg confesses cost a bit more.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The soon-to-be bride and groom were among the last to arrive, and security created a cordon around the couple to shield them from onlookers.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Sometimes you are handed a championship by race control and the stewards.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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However, after hearing both parties and taking into consideration all the evidence, the FIA stewards cleared Russell of any wrongdoing after several hours.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The future seems bright for the woman who has gone from homicide suspect to cult hero, but her legal battles are not quite over.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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Those are the women who opened the door for people like me.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Every suite features a private pool to watch those epic sunsets while the 3,230-square-foot Villa Diane also comes with a butler.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Idiotic rich boy Bertie Wooster gets himself into some kind of sticky situation with another rich idiot, and his quietly sarcastic, above-it-all, genius butler Jeeves inevitably gets him out of it.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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“Manservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manservant. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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