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
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
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
For example, manservant becomes menservants-, woman doctor becomes women doctors.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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