manservant

[man-sur-vuhnt]

noun

plural

menservants 

1. a male servant, especially a valet.

manservant

/ ˈmænˌsɜːvənt /

noun

1. a male servant, esp a valet

Word History and Origins

Origin of manservant¹

First recorded in 1545–55; man + servant

Example Sentences

New workers are corralled daily into a room nicknamed “the inferno” where they are trained to please men, practicing on the house’s young, unwilling manservants as their peers look on.

From New York Times

In planning his move to New York, Washington expected his longtime manservant Billy Lee to join him.

From Literature

His loyal manservant Walt Nauta was charged, along with Trump, with five counts of concealing or withholding documents and taking part in a conspiracy to obstruct justice.

From Salon

Obviously, impeachment is off the table with the House in the hands of Marjorie Taylor Greene and her loyal manservant Kevin McCarthy.

From Salon

He began in the comics as Stephen Strange's manservant and sidekick.

From Salon

Related Words

• servant