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page

253 7.9
A young person who helps at formal ceremonies
  • noun
  • /peɪdʒ/
translation icon : paje
  • In medieval times, a page often trained to become a knight under the guidance of his lord.

You know, I've actually played a page on Conan's Late Night show multiple times.

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Examples

  • I had one friend in the page program and her name was Meg Ryan.

  • Chinese leaders heralded U.S. acceptance as turning a new page in the relations between the two countries.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I'm not a page, I'm a millionaire!

  • "Knights and ladies, elves and pages, monks and flower girls

  • The young boy dreamed of becoming a page in a royal palace, serving the king and queen.

  • As a page at the grand event, she assisted the dignitaries with greetings and refreshments.

Synonyms

servant
vspage
422 1.0

A person who works in someone's home doing jobs like cooking and cleaning

is a young ceremonial helper at events rather than a general domestic worker
attendant
vspage
32 3.2

A person who is present at a meeting or event

is a serving youth who assists formally rather than merely being present
squire
vspage
  • Archaic
9 9.7

A young noble who helps a knight and trains to become one

is a young attendant who is not specifically a noble trainee
esquire
vspage
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A young man who serves a knight and trains to become one

is a young assistant used more generally not necessarily a knight candidate
servitor
vspage
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who helps important guests at formal events

is specifically a young helper not just any formal attendant
varlet
vspage
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A young person who serves a knight to learn fighting and service

is a more general young attendant not limited to early knightly training
valet de chambre
vspage
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A man who cares for a person's clothes and personal needs in a house or court

is a young ceremonial helper at public events rather than a private servant
familiar
vspage
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who works in the household of a high official

is a young attendant who assists ceremonially rather than a household retainer
servingman
vspage
  • Archaic
9.9

A man who works in a home to serve and help people

is a young attendant rather than an adult household helper
diener
vspage
  • Archaic
9.9

A servant who attends an important person, often in the past

is a youthful ceremonial helper rather than a general archaic attendant
pageboy
vspage
  • Archaic
7.0

A young boy who runs small errands in a hotel or house

is a young ceremonial helper who assists at formal events rather than errands

Idioms

Having the same view about a plan or goal

Compounds

web page
  • Texting
68 1.0

A document on the internet that shows text, images, and links

home page
  • Texting
27 2.3

The main page of a website that appears when you open the site or your browser

front-page news
  • Literature
15 2.7

News on a newspaper's front page that many people talk about

13 3.6

Taking up a whole page in a book, magazine, or newspaper

sports page
  • Literature
12 1.3

A page in a newspaper or magazine with news and results about sports

6 2.8

An entire page in a newspaper showing a single story or advertisement

Wikipedia page
  • Texting
6 2.5

A web page on Wikipedia that gives information about one topic

5 1.0

A number that shows which page in a book or document

5 2.0

The page at the start of a book that shows the book's name, author, and publisher

page-turner
  • Informal
3 3.1

A book that is so exciting you cannot stop reading

1 2.5

One of two equal parts of a printed sheet used for text or an ad

A page that is wrinkled and makes a soft rustling sound when you touch it

6.5

Further down on the page below the current section

4.6

A machine that makes one page at a time

A feeling of nervousness before reading aloud or speaking in public

page printer
  • Specialized
3.5

A machine that makes one whole page at a time by storing it in memory

page turner
  • Specialized
7.9

A small machine that moves the pages of books or magazines by itself

series title page
  • Specialized
6.8

A page near the front of a book that shows the series name and other details

How Senior

butler
161 3.7
steward
  • UK
13 3.8
diener
  • Archaic
9.9
valet
39 6.0
page
253 7.9

Surface Forms

page singular
pages plural

Etymology

Page meaning a young attendant comes from a word for a 'boy' or 'young helper' who ran messages and helped nobles, which is why a page is a youth who assists at ceremonies.