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manservant

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man·ser·vant  (mnsûrvnt)
n. pl. men·ser·vants (mnsûrvnts)
A male servant, especially a valet.
manservant
Noun
pl menservants a male servant, esp. a valet
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.manservant - a man servant
butler, pantryman - a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
footman - a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
servant, retainer - a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
gentleman's gentleman, valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, man - a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
Translations
manservant [ˈmænsəːvənt] n → criado
manservant [menservants , pl ] [ˈmænsəːvənt, ˈmɛn-] n → domestique m
manservant [ˈmænsəːvənt] [menservants , pl ] n → Diener m
manservant [pl menservants] [ˈmænsəːvənt, ˈmɛn-] n → domestico


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A neat, thin old man stood near the manservant who opened the door for them.
The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson View in context
She had sent a manservant and a maid out to look for him.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
It's my opinion, Miss Tomkins,' said the writing and ciphering governess, 'that his manservant keeps him, I think he's a madman, Miss Tomkins, and the other's his keeper.
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