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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 butlers
The staff members aren’t just part of a crew of butlers, receptionists, and cooks, but each play a role in Buahan’s enchanting story.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
In addition to a phone to reach the front desk, butlers communicate via WhatsApp to finalize dinner reservations, excursions, and fresh towel deliveries.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
Once on the property, butlers can also assist with arranging spa appointments, securing a last-minute table at Hank’s Fine Steaks & Martinis, or preparing a celebratory moment after an evening on the casino floor.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
The pantrymen also did anything that the butlers did not have time to do.
—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
As of summer 2025, the hotel also welcomed the new Villa La Guettière, a private nine-bedroom retreat serviced by a team of private butlers and a chef.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets.
—Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Currently, career nannies, ROTA (rotational) nannies, laundresses, chefs, butlers, estate managers, and personal assistants are being heavily sought after.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Suites come with butlers who are happy to unpack for you, press your trousers, and bring snacks.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
In addition to a phone to reach the front desk, butlers communicate via WhatsApp to finalize dinner reservations, excursions, and fresh towel deliveries.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
Once on the property, butlers can also assist with arranging spa appointments, securing a last-minute table at Hank’s Fine Steaks & Martinis, or preparing a celebratory moment after an evening on the casino floor.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
The pantrymen also did anything that the butlers did not have time to do.
—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
As of summer 2025, the hotel also welcomed the new Villa La Guettière, a private nine-bedroom retreat serviced by a team of private butlers and a chef.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets.
—Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Currently, career nannies, ROTA (rotational) nannies, laundresses, chefs, butlers, estate managers, and personal assistants are being heavily sought after.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Suites come with butlers who are happy to unpack for you, press your trousers, and bring snacks.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butlers
Noun
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The latter is less of a mother to Agnes than Rosa (Kira Guloien), one of the household’s many Marthas (put-upon domestic servants).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her house is immense and kept in immaculate condition by her family’s servants (the Marthas).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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Fifty Four Seasons housekeepers, chefs, and other staff, who otherwise would have been unemployed, occupied a separate part of the hotel.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Roughly 82% of the Bay Area’s maids and housekeepers are immigrants, and close to 40% of the total are undocumented.—
Sara DiNatale,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Women worked as domestics; men served as unskilled laborers, canal diggers and later as mill workers across the river.—
Paula Kane,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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Along with its extensive food menu, Hamlin Pub bar program will have more than two dozen beers on tap, from ales to IPAs to domestics and imports, along with craft cocktails.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Roughly 82% of the Bay Area’s maids and housekeepers are immigrants, and close to 40% of the total are undocumented.—
Sara DiNatale,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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But the bar maids rallied together and eventually won their fight.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Republican Party embraced neoconservatism; Buchanan and his cohort were the stewards of an ideology for cranks.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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At the same period of time, Congress has to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Houston Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Wearing a night guard can help support better sleep, healthier teeth and reduced jaw discomfort and custom retainers help maintain alignment and protect your smile.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Regulars get the same attendant from visit to visit and treat them like family retainers.—
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Butlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butlers. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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