manservant

[man-sur-vuh nt]

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noun, plural men·serv·ants.

a male servant, especially a valet.

Origin of manservant

First recorded in 1545–55; man¹ + servant

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Related Words for manservant

servant, man, steward, valet, manservant, squire, dresser, equerry

Examples from the Web for manservant

Contemporary Examples of manservant

A manservant can become an accounts man, a hillbilly a blue-blooded Manhattan prince.
‘Mad Men’: Who Is Bob Benson?
Jace Lacob
June 17, 2013

Historical Examples of manservant

The manservant and a driver were dragging portmanteaux into the room.
A Hero of Our Time
M. Y. Lermontov
He was wearing a Hungarian jacket and was rather well dressed for a manservant.
A Hero of Our Time
M. Y. Lermontov
Was it possible that Bailey or his Italian manservant had unexpectedly returned!
The Doctor of Pimlico
William Le Queux
At that moment a manservant appeared in the doorway of the conservatory.
Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels
Stephen Leacock
Evidently a manservant who was on his way to interview a new employer.
The Man Who Knew
Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for manservant

manservant

noun plural menservants

a male servant, esp a valet

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Word Origin and History for manservant

also man-servant, 1550s, from man (n.) + servant.