manservant
Americannoun
plural
menservantsnoun
Etymology
Origin of manservant
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
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
He began in the comics as Stephen Strange's manservant and sidekick.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022
Well, yes, he is, though not all the time, fortunately, as the plot requires the Genie to blend in and pass himself off as Aladdin’s manservant.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2019
In planning his move to New York, Washington expected his longtime manservant Billy Lee to join him.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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