manservant
Americannoun
plural
menservantsnoun
Etymology
Origin of manservant
Example Sentences
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Others—including York, Clark’s enslaved manservant, and Sacagawea, a kidnapped Shoshone teenager pregnant with the child of the expedition’s interpreter, Charbonneau—did not have a say in the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
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
He began in the comics as Stephen Strange's manservant and sidekick.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022
Cannon: The manservant was someone who specialized in massage and bathing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2020
The manservant had been on too many safaris not to recognize an animal when he saw it.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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