manservant
11
7.4
- noun
- /ˈmænˌsɜrvənt/
- Archaic
:
criado
- My manservant always prepares my meals and cleans the house for me.
- manservant and maidservant
Examples
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Miss Pixxi, this is Rogers, your father's manservant.
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Duncan motioned for his manservant to build up the fire.
Fiction book (1999) -
I believe you know my manservant, do you not?
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I was his manservant before the war.
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I can call a manservant to carry you if need be.
Fiction book (2002) -
The simple message his manservant delivered was ever so quiet.
Fiction book (1996) -
"It's one of the many good reasons for having a faithful manservant.
Fiction book (1991) -
I asked for particulars of the manservant.
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Just before she followed Mrs. Butler into the room, a dignified manservant offered her a tray.
Fiction book (1991) -
Both he and the manservant were muzzy, pulled out of sound sleep by the pounding on the door.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
623
5.5
A male servant or helper who works for someone
422
1.0
A person who works in someone's home doing jobs like cooking and cleaning
39
6.0
A person who helps someone dress and care for their clothes
14
5.8
A person who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
11
7.3
A young man who does cleaning, serving, and errands in a private home
8
7.0
A person who works for a family in the home, often as a servant
7
8.9
A man who works in a large house, greeting visitors and serving meals
1
2.3
A person who works in a home doing cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks
1
9.1
A man who helps a rich man dress and looks after his personal needs
1
9.4
A person who helps someone dress and bathe every day
1
9.9
A man who cares for a person's clothes and personal needs in a house or court
A man who works in a home to serve and help people
A man who cares for the wine and serves at the dining table in a large house
Antonyms
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Manservant is simply the two words man and servant, and servant is related to service, which means 'to serve' or 'to work for someone'. So, a manservant is a man hired to do personal or household work for another person.