menservants

noun

plural of manservant
as in servants
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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  1. servants
  2. men
  3. women
Noun
  • The story says two Irish servants working at the Belle Haven mansions in the late 1800s fell in love.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of servants
Noun
  • And why do men feel more confident in their looks than women?
    — TheWeek, TheWeek, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Attempts by The Associated Press to reach the other men or their representatives have been unsuccessful.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of men
Noun
  • An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defence service officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The conference — 20 men and women pontificating, arguing, strategizing, hashing out the truth — is the entire movie.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of women
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“Menservants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menservants. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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