gentleman's gentleman

noun

1. a valet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gentleman's gentleman¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

“Not just one of greatest drummers in one of the greatest bands of all time, but a gentleman’s gentleman. He singlehandedly brought the Rock world some real class. Rock and Roll will miss him profoundly. We are significantly less without.”

From Seattle Times

“He is in many ways a gentleman’s gentleman,” explained Osborne.

From Los Angeles Times

He could visualize the scene—the large voluble Italian, and the snub direct administered by the gentleman’s gentleman.

From Literature

Pressure to have these announced steadily mounted, and in response to a series of letters published in A Quarterly for the Gentleman's Gentleman, the Society admitted that a prerequisite for membership was that 'an applicant be attached to a distinguished household'.

From Literature

Barney Ronay wouldn't degrade himself by hanging around airports badgering staff from any airline who misplaced his luggage, because he has a gentleman's gentleman to do that kind of thing for him and would probably have arrived on his own private jet anyway.

From The Guardian

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