as in manservant
a man employed in in the home of a wealthy person to perform various personal services and to be in charge of other household employees
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Recent Examples of butler
The kitchen provides a large island, high-end appliances (Sub-Zero, Wolf and Miele) and a butler’s pantry with a second cooking station.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Guests are greeted by their butler with a drink on arrival (there’s nothing like rum served in a fresh coconut to welcome you to the Caribbean) and shown around their suite.
—Hollie Clemence, TheWeek, 27 Apr. 2026
With just 100 guests, an all-Ecuadorian crew, and Silversea’s signature butler service, the experience feels indulgent and personal.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
At the same time, people are creating faceless digital butlers known as agents, which are already starting to populate digital spaces and can often pass for humans.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Guests are greeted by their butler with a drink on arrival (there’s nothing like rum served in a fresh coconut to welcome you to the Caribbean) and shown around their suite.
—Hollie Clemence, TheWeek, 27 Apr. 2026
With just 100 guests, an all-Ecuadorian crew, and Silversea’s signature butler service, the experience feels indulgent and personal.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
At the same time, people are creating faceless digital butlers known as agents, which are already starting to populate digital spaces and can often pass for humans.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butler
Noun
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He is also said to have been a water boy and manservant to an Anderson family member who was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War.—
John Wrory Ficklin,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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The dialogue is witty and the characters are memorable, particularly Boris Karloff as hulking manservant Morgan.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tickets are free, and bike valet is also free.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Complimentary Champagne and Mimosas (21+) Free self-parking, $15 for valet.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each eight-passenger coach had a driver and footman and was pulled by a team of horses.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 Mar. 2026
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Former royal footman Ian Scott Hunter spilled on the hidden meaning behind the makeup in a 2022 special episode of Antiques Roadshow.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hyungjin Son and Vinicius Costa filled out the cast as Falstaff’s bumpkinly servants.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Frances is at home, self-medicating and snapping at the servants.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The pilot featured Charles Levin as Coco, a gay houseboy.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The houseboy kept bringing food and water.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
6 Oct. 2024
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The 25-year-old earned around $28 an hour as a night houseman on the evening shift at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Feb. 2025
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Wilson Medina works two jobs: as a houseman at the Sheraton Universal Hotel and as a mechanic.—
Helen Li,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2023
Noun
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The surrogate teaches the pup to groom, forage, and behave like a wild otter, Long said.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Also, don’t expect to see the bride and groom drinking from the same bar glasses as everyone else.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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The color palette changed so that the attire of the Cogsworth character — the Beast’s loyal majordomo who has been transformed into a clock — is now green rather than brown.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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There is a moment in the Season Two premiere where Valerie accidentally-on-purpose runs into reality-TV majordomo Andy Cohen.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Butler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butler. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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