houseman
Americannoun
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a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.
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a man employed to maintain order, as in a bar or gambling casino; bouncer.
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one who represents the management in a gambling house.
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British. a medical intern at a hospital.
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My father was a houseman, which is a polite word for a janitor at a hotel.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2020
Cactus Petes for years has worked with the CSI Refugee Center to fill positions including housekeeping, houseman, stewarding, cook and security, Dawn Vandiver, the casino’s human resources manager, said later.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 12, 2016
Meanwhile, Dr John Bache, a retired accident and emergency doctor and a houseman at the time of the strike, chose not to take action.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2016
But he can also be unexpectedly literary, as when he compares hotel hallways to ghost towns, “doors wedged open by abandoned carts, not a houseman to be found.”
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2012
The rugs should be rolled up and the houseman should take them to a flat roof where they should be laid flat and swept.
From Guide to Hotel Housekeeping by Palmer, Mary E.
The housemen also resupplied the ground soldiers if they sold their allocated amount.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
At this a murmur of applause ran round the benches of the friends and housemen.
From Erling the Bold by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
To these, the housemen or maids can quickly attach the rubber hose connected with the cleaning-tools.
From Guide to Hotel Housekeeping by Palmer, Mary E.
There he unpacked his merchandise, showed it to Orm and the housemen, and bade Orm take therefrom such things as he would.
From Eirik the Red's Saga by Sephton, John
Not only the people in the parlor, but also the servants, the housemen, everybody about the place, even the women, were silent.
From Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
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