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to valet

to valet

1 7.0
To work as a personal helper who dresses someone and cares for their clothes
  • verb
  • /væˈleɪ/
translation icon : atender (a alguien)
  • At the gala, they had professionals ready to valet the attendees' clothing.

Examples

  • The staff will valet your car as soon as you arrive at the hotel.

  • He will valet her luggage during the trip.

  • During the summer, she valeted for several clients at the country club.

  • He used to valet for a wealthy businessman in the city.

  • Some hotels offer services where staff will valet for special guests.

  • The hotel staff valets guests' coats in winter.

  • He hired someone to valet for the entire evening, ensuring he looked his best.

Compounds

valet parking
  • US
8 3.5

A service at hotels or restaurants where a person parks and brings back your car for you

valet de chambre
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

How Personal

body servant
1 9.4
to valet
1 7.0
caregiver
  • US
79 3.2
maid
264 1.0
housekeeper
110 1.1
attendant
136 2.8

Surface Forms

valet infinitive
valeted past
valeted past participle
valeting present participle
valets third person singular

Etymology

Valet as a verb comes from the noun valet, the personal servant, so to valet someone means to serve them personally by helping with clothes, dressing, or grooming.