manservant

[ man-sur-vuh nt ]

/ ˈmænˌsɜr vənt /

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noun, plural men·serv·ants.

a male servant, especially a valet.

Nearby words

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Origin of manservant

First recorded in 1545–55; man¹ + servant

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Examples from the Web for manservant

Placed between Scylla and Charybdis, between Manasseh and his manservant, he felt he could sooner face the former.
The King of Schnorrers|Israel Zangwill
Some groups pluralize both parts of the group; as man singer, manservant, woman servant, woman singer.
An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
But what has the manservant done that he should be thus discriminated against?
Europe Revised|Irvin S. Cobb
He was wearing a Hungarian jacket and was rather well dressed for a manservant.
A Hero of Our Time|M. Y. Lermontov

The manservant slept in a small shed detached from the main house, and there were times when he did not appear in the morning.
The Heart of Rachael|Kathleen Norris

British Dictionary definitions for manservant

manservant

/ (ˈmænˌsɜːvənt) /

noun plural menservants

a male servant, esp a valet

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Word Origin and History for manservant

manservant

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

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manservant

noun plural menservants

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