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
The kitchen, renovated in 2022, has three ovens, dual refrigerator/freezers, two dishwashers, a marble island and a butler’s pantry.
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Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
From $553 per night. Perks: Private chef available, butler service included in your stay, breakfast and daily cleaning available, minutes from Via Condotti
A rumor says that this apartment was once owned by Napoleon III.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 3 Feb. 2026
This time last year, former royal butler Paul Burrell shared a similar sentiment with Marie Claire.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
Each has a private balcony, butler service, a signature pillow menu, and a jacuzzi bath flanked by a picture window.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
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Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
From $553 per night. Perks: Private chef available, butler service included in your stay, breakfast and daily cleaning available, minutes from Via Condotti
A rumor says that this apartment was once owned by Napoleon III.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 3 Feb. 2026
This time last year, former royal butler Paul Burrell shared a similar sentiment with Marie Claire.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
Each has a private balcony, butler service, a signature pillow menu, and a jacuzzi bath flanked by a picture window.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butler
Noun
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He is also said to have been a water boy and manservant to an Anderson family member who was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War.—
John Wrory Ficklin,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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The dialogue is witty and the characters are memorable, particularly Boris Karloff as hulking manservant Morgan.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Daily price increases ranged from $10 for long-term parking to $35 for valet in 2021; by 2023, those rates rose to between $12 and $45.—
Chase Jordan
February 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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And since the hotel is spread out vertically with many rooms perched on a hill, there are always multiple members of the valet team standing by to take you anywhere on property via golf cart.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But Season Four takes viewers to lower-class settings like the bars where scullery maids and footmen relax, the markets where house staff shop, even the secret drawing rooms where servants eat their breakfast and discuss town gossip.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2026
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Lady Gun’s footman Alfie sighs in relief when his taxing employer leaves for the evening.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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That made kid gloves the perfect choice for a servant handling fine silverware, where even a fingerprint could spoil the dinner presentation.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2026
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Making the Fed the servant of the White House would hobble one of the few institutions capable of limiting the overreach of a power-mad president.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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The event can host up to 25 guests (not including the bride and groom) and ceremonies must happen before the park opens, which can present some challenges.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Jihae and Stephen wore comfortable hiking clothes for the trek, before changing into their wedding attire — a white lace off-the-shoulder gown for the bride, and a classic dark suit for the groom — at the ceremony site.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Even as she has been sidelined, Noem has remained the majordomo of the debacle.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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There was no majordomo or maid or gardener or cook, no conditioning coach or groomer or therapist or secretary.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Butler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butler. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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