manservant

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Recent Examples of manservant 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 The dialogue is witty and the characters are memorable, particularly Boris Karloff as hulking manservant Morgan. Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 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, 21 Feb. 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 See All Example Sentences for manservant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manservant
Noun
  • Nonetheless, the two become close, to the degree that they are compared to Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Their society was hierarchical, with those below the caciques known as the nitaínos (elites), behiques (perhaps shamans), and the naborías (usually servants and commoners).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fabian Hurzeler’s team have had their best matches in this respect against Manchester City in August and 10-man Chelsea in September, converting five of seven big chances across both wins.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With weddings being expensive — the average cost per guest is $284 in 2025, according to data compiled from The Knot — the bride and groom had to find a way to reduce their headcount.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The groom—short and burly, with thinning dark hair and eyes like coal—was weeks from his fortieth birthday.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In short, a good government is a steward, not a ruler; a problem-solver, not a power-seeker.
    Pioneer Press elections team, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But the stewards, who give more leeway for first-corner incidents, opted to take no action.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the backlash, the woman stands firm in her decision.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, offers food benefits, breastfeeding services and nutrition education to 65,000 Arkansas women, infants and children younger than five.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The world of Downton Abbey is getting the Naked Gun treatment, and no one — whether lord, lady, butler, or maid — is safe from ridicule.
    Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Keep in mind, there are also often guest service perks available; Ali shares that visitors appreciate Langham’s butler suite services, which include unpacking, ironing, and arranging wardrobes for guests.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Manservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manservant. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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