houseboy

Definition of houseboynext

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Recent Examples of houseboy The pilot featured Charles Levin as Coco, a gay houseboy. Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for houseboy
Noun
  • Available at Printemps in New York and Paris, the capsule includes palm-print luggage, velvet slippers embroidered with the collection’s cheeky slogan and coffee cups inspired by the legendary Raffles butler service.
    Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • We are waited on by drivers, butlers, and fixers, as well as a life philosophy coach, a psychologist and several doctors.
    Horatio Clare, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The only person who knows Diego’s secret is Bernardo (Salvatore Ficarra), his mute manservant.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • That film crackled with undertones of class, sexuality and politics, with Dirk Bogarde playing the sociopathic manservant to acclaim.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Hemings was brought to Paris from 1787 to 1789 to work as a servant and maid for Jefferson's household.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Suddenly, the servant saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around them – representing spiritual forces of divine protection.
    Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • However, guests at the Wyndham Hotel will still be able to access the front entrance and the valet area.
    Patrick Damp, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • In 2017, Love pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from an altercation with a valet at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Ohio.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The groom often talks about the team's quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, as family.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The groom, 25-year-old Dave Fiji, and the helicopter’s pilot, Nikhil Nargundkar, died.
    Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The king and queen always face the direction of travel and will exit first; their guests face the footmen and will exit after the monarchs.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Chris Brown was found liable by a Los Angeles jury on Tuesday for $13 million in the gruesome case of a dog that mauled and disfigured his housekeeper at his home in 2020.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026
  • Avila alleged in her lawsuit that she and sister Maria Avila were hired in November 2020 as housekeepers at Brown’s home in Tarzana.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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“Houseboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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