valet

[ va-ley, val-it, val-ey ]

/ væˈleɪ, ˈvæl ɪt, ˈvæl eɪ /

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noun

a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.

a man who is employed for cleaning and pressing, laundering, and similar services for patrons of a hotel, passengers on a ship, etc.

an attendant who parks cars for patrons at a hotel, restaurant, etc.

a stand or rack for holding coats, hats, etc.

verb (used with or without object), val·et·ed, val·et·ing.

to serve as a valet.

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Origin of valet

1560–70; <French; Middle French va(s)let squire, equivalent to vas- (<Medieval Latin vassus servant) + -let-let; see vassal

OTHER WORDS FROM valet

val·et·less, adjectiveun·val·et·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH valet

valet , valid

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How to use valet in a sentence

I don't use valet services very often, but every time I do, I am unsure when to hand over the tip.
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It also providers a marketplace of people — valets — who can help stage and photograph properties for listing, and Avenue 8 doesn’t require payments to be made to those partners unless a home sells.
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Instead, guests are greeted outside as the valet parks your car.
Escape (safely) to Baltimore’s luxurious Ivy Hotel|Kevin Naff|December 4, 2020|Washington Blade
Gimp waved them off angrily, but they valeted for him, anyhow.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun

Under his régime the hounds were valeted as they had never been before.
All on the Irish Shore|E. Somerville and Martin Ross
His slippers were set in readiness on the hearth-rug, and the machine who valeted him had fitted them with boot-trees.
Septimus|William J. Locke
Mrs. Butterworth put him in the west room, sir, and I valeted him.
T. Tembarom|Frances Hodgson Burnett
One of my sisters who, like me, had failed to "marry well" valeted for her husband; but somehow that seemed to be all right.
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British Dictionary definitions for valet

valet

/ (ˈvælɪt, ˈvæleɪ) /

noun

a manservant who acts as personal attendant to his employer, looking after his clothing, serving his meals, etcFrench name: valet de chambre

a manservant who attends to the requirements of patrons in a hotel, passengers on board ship, etc; steward

verb -ets, -eting or -eted

to act as a valet for (a person)

(tr) to clean the bodywork and interior of (a car) as a professional service

Word Origin for valet

C16: from Old French vaslet page, from Medieval Latin vassus servant; see vassal

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