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manservant

American  
[man-sur-vuhnt] / ˈmænˌsɜr vənt /

noun

plural

menservants

  1. a male servant, especially a valet.

manservant British  
/ ˈmænˌsɜːvənt /

noun

  1. a male servant, esp a valet

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Etymology

Origin of manservant

First recorded in 1545–55; man + servant

Example Sentences

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In Note 35, she finds a role model in Victor Hugo, who, Ms. McCracken tells us, asked his manservant to take all his clothes, forcing him to stay home and write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

He was his manservant, but more than that, he was his fixer, and he used to specifically deal with Prince Charles' love life and his girlfriends.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023

Sounding sturdy as Leporello, Giovanni’s manservant, the bass-baritone Adam Plachetka was less satisfying playing neutrality than was Mattei.

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

So he went to India and brought back a manservant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2020

I knock, only to be told by a prim-seeming manservant with flowers braided in his blond beard that the High King has gone to the great hall.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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