as in manservant
a man employed in in the home of a wealthy person to perform various personal services and to be in charge of other household employees
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Recent Examples of butler
This wing also holds a formal dining room, a butler’s pantry, and a guest bedroom with an ensuite bath.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
Each villa—some designed for romance, some built for families, some perfect for friends—comes with sweeping views, private pools, and best of all, a dedicated butler, housekeeper, and chef.
—Alyssa Shelasky, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
One user also remarked on Altschul’s former butler, Michael Kelcourse, and his dedication to Altschul, her pets and her home.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
No butlers to be found here, but the staff was perfectly polite.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
Each villa—some designed for romance, some built for families, some perfect for friends—comes with sweeping views, private pools, and best of all, a dedicated butler, housekeeper, and chef.
—Alyssa Shelasky, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
One user also remarked on Altschul’s former butler, Michael Kelcourse, and his dedication to Altschul, her pets and her home.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
No butlers to be found here, but the staff was perfectly polite.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butler
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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
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The dialogue is witty and the characters are memorable, particularly Boris Karloff as hulking manservant Morgan.Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
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Advertisement California Barney’s Beanery valet who was beaten unconscious is improving as attacker remains at large Sept. 18, 2024 Zarazua was hospitalized and released from the intensive care unit two weeks after the attack, his wife wrote on a GoFundMe page.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Regent’s all-inclusive trips include perks like free unlimited shore excursions, free valet laundry, and included gratuities in the price of the cruise fare.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024
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Instead of facing what Alondra is saying, Yasmin strides out of the room and instructs Henry Muck’s footman to fire the secretary.Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Bennett gained some experience at Buckingham Palace as a part-time footman (a lower-ranking role) before quitting the force.Peter Rubin, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
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Right before the doors are locked and these red-robed servants of the Lord are about to get down to the nasty business of stabbing each other in the back — metaphorically speaking, although maybe not — two surprises are dropped into Lawrence’s lap.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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Most of the enslaved people were field hands, but some were masons, house-hold servants and carpenters.Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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His mother moved the family to Malden, W.Va., where Washington worked as a salt packer, coal miner and houseboy.Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
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Between this new doc, the premiere of Porsha Williams’s new spinoff, the new season of RHOC, Nicki Minaj hosting the RHOP reunion, the RHOM trailer, and the finale of Winter House, the Institute is busier than Andy Cohen’s houseboy during a holiday weekend.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021
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Wilson Medina works two jobs: as a houseman at the Sheraton Universal Hotel and as a mechanic.Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
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Each comes with a personal houseman who helps attune every meal and experience to each guest’s tastes.Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
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The groom's mother did a brief reading that moved him to tears.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Khurana accessorized with emerald jewelry by KK Jewels, while the bridal party incorporated elements of pink into their looks and the groom’s side had accents of green, to make both elements of Khurana’s outfit shine.Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Fresh off his San Vicente Bungalows run, Dimitri Dimitrov was back on hand as Tower Bar’s majordomo.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024
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Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Toby Jones, and Paul Walter Hauser all drop by to add their touches to an underworld majordomo, a dogged BPD Special Ops officer, a political toady and Boston’s single dumbest thug, respectively.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Butler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butler. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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