servingman
- noun
- Archaic
:
sirviente
- In the old estate, a servingman was tasked with attending to the family's needs.
Examples
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Shallow's servants, "by observing him, do bear themselves like foolish justices; he, by conversing with them, is turned into a justice-like servingman" (5.1.56-58).
Academic text (2001) -
At the grand banquet, the servingman skillfully poured wine into each glass.
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The servingman took the guests' coats and led them into the drawing room.
Synonyms
422
1.0
A person who works in someone's home doing jobs like cooking and cleaning
300
1.0
A person who serves food and drinks to people in a restaurant or cafe
253
7.9
A young person who helps at formal ceremonies
161
3.7
A man who manages the staff in a large house and serves meals
136
2.8
A person who serves or helps people in a public place
110
1.1
A person who manages household chores and keeps the home clean
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
7.4
A man who works in someone's house doing jobs like cleaning and helping with meals
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
7
7.3
A person who does small, unimportant jobs for other people
4
9.9
A kitchen worker who does dirty, simple jobs like washing dishes
4
9.5
A person who serves food or drinks quickly and neatly
1
2.3
A person who works in a home doing cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks
1
9.9
A person who helps important guests at formal events
1
2.6
A person paid to clean and cook in a home
1
9.1
A man who helps a rich man dress and looks after his personal needs
1
9.9
A man who cares for a person's clothes and personal needs in a house or court
1
9.4
A person who helps someone dress and bathe every day
1
8.2
A person in uniform who opens doors and helps guests at hotels or theatres
1
9.9
A person who fills and serves wine to a king or queen
A servant who attends an important person, often in the past
A servant who helps the head servant in a large house
A man who cares for the wine and serves at the dining table in a large house
A person who serves food and helps guests in a dining room
A person who serves guests and shows them to their table in a restaurant
A worker in a pub who serves customers and does simple jobs like clearing tables and getting drinks
A young boy who runs small errands in a hotel or house
A servant who works in a lord's home doing daily chores in medieval times
A person who cares for sick people in a hospital by doing simple tasks
How Old-fashioned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Servingman is made of serve, which means 'to do work for someone', and man, which means 'male person'. So, a servingman was an old-fashioned word for a man who served in a household or at events.