as in servant
old-fashioned
a man employed in the home of a wealthy person to perform various household or personal services
The loyal manservant earned the trust of the emperor.
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Recent Examples of manservant
Its expansiveness starts to feel grotesque, and so do the combinations of coolness and glee with which this odd manservant runs through the shadowy, crushing facts.
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Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
In his younger days he had been known to creep up on his first owner, the colleague’s future husband, and drop on him suddenly from above, like a feline version of Cato, Inspector Clouseau’s manservant.
—Gregory Hays, The New York Review of Books, 1 June 2023
Scurrying to his side like rats on a Titanic lifeboat are son-in-law Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and his faithful manservant Greg (Nicholas Braun).
—Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
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Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
In his younger days he had been known to creep up on his first owner, the colleague’s future husband, and drop on him suddenly from above, like a feline version of Cato, Inspector Clouseau’s manservant.
—Gregory Hays, The New York Review of Books, 1 June 2023
Scurrying to his side like rats on a Titanic lifeboat are son-in-law Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and his faithful manservant Greg (Nicholas Braun).
—Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manservant
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Some of them treat them kind of like servants, some of them are very respectful, and some of them make friends.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Money will cease to be the master and become the servant of humanity.Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The two men have been trying to get released through the First Step Act since 2021, only to have Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Edward Korman swat down their requests.John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Get Into the Holiday Spirit by Watching Mariah Carey Bake Christmas Cookies On the set of the Netflix series, there are men and women whose energy rivals that of the town’s patriarch.Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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The bride and groom arrived at the castle a week early to prepare the property for their nuptials.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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The only person that understood him truly would've been the groom at Helwater, Jamie Fraser.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Muth family didn’t start this delicious tradition, but the 103-year-old sweet shop has been the steward of the classic treat since a fire destroyed the old Busath’s candy store on Fourth Street just before Christmas in 1947. Learn the history of Modjeskas and how they're made.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
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Episodes building competent boards: stewards of the future and leading sustainable finance transformation explain German business practices.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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For Black women who are unsure where to start with tapping into their creativity, begin by reframing what creativity looks like.Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
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In an experiment where participants rated photos of cluttered and tidy rooms, men were judged more leniently for the mess compared to women.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Google today announced Gemini 2, a new version of its flagship AI model that has been trained to plan and execute tasks on a user’s computers and the web, and which can chat like a person and make sense of the physical world as a virtual butler.Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Royal Mansion, spanning the top floor, offers the ultimate in opulence with its own infinity pool and dedicated team of butlers.Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Manservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manservant. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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