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
Nearby lies a separate butler’s pantry and bar.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Jim Carter joined the original Downton Abbey cast as butler Charles Carson when the series first premiered in 2010.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Each bungalow has its own charming additions like a billiards room, hillside hot tubs and even full swimming pools but all come with morning tea service in bed courtesy of house butlers.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Two three-bedroom villas with private pools and butler service are also available to book.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Jim Carter joined the original Downton Abbey cast as butler Charles Carson when the series first premiered in 2010.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Each bungalow has its own charming additions like a billiards room, hillside hot tubs and even full swimming pools but all come with morning tea service in bed courtesy of house butlers.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Two three-bedroom villas with private pools and butler service are also available to book.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butler
Noun
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He is attended and aided by his faithful manservant, Graham, and sometimes assisted by another confidant, Dr. Thomas McConnell.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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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
Noun
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This destination will offer the island’s only rooftop infinity-edge pool with panoramic views, a rooftop oasis with indoor-outdoor dining and private cabanas, two resort-style pools, a fitness center with saunas, a library, meeting rooms, concierge and valet.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Saraya, as Paige, worked with WWE for over 10 years, including stints as a general manager and ringside valet for tag teams.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In his new memoir, The Royal Insider , former royal butler and footman Paul Burrell made the claim that Queen Elizabeth was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer shortly before her death.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
14 Sep. 2025
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Robert James-Collier was cast as footman Thomas Barrow when the series premiered in 2010.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the 1841 census, fourteen people were living in the farmhouse, nine of them children, three servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Well done, good and faithful servant.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The pilot featured Charles Levin as Coco, a gay houseboy.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The houseboy kept bringing food and water.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
6 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The 25-year-old earned around $28 an hour as a night houseman on the evening shift at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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This maxi dress will make a big statement at the next wedding you’re invited to—don’t worry, not enough to steal the show from the bride- or groom-to-be.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the owner's defense, cocker spaniels are not the easiest dog breed to groom, given their long, silky coats.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Guests rent out the full estate, which includes a dedicated majordomo, private chef, and housekeepers.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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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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“Butler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butler. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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