manservant
Butler or valet
A manservant is a male domestic employee, particularly one who attends personally to an employer—a valet, butler, or similar household servant.
The term sounds old-fashioned today, evoking estates with full staffs: The manservant announced that dinner was served.
Plural: menservants.
Chief domestic servant
- valetPersonal servant or parker
- stewardManager for another
- houseboyMale domestic servant
- retainerUpfront professional fee
batman · underbutler · majordomo · chamberlain · factotum · orderly · livery · household
Personal male servant
- aideSupporting staff member
- equerryRoyal household's horse attendant
- aide-de-campPersonal military assistant
- escortOne who accompanies another
page · usher · adjutant · attache · dresser · flunkey · lackey · bearer
Firm in allegiance
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
discreet · obedient · dutiful · dependable · deferential · respectful · attentive · meticulous
Self-care for appearance
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- stylingArranging for appearance
serving · announcing · dressing · pressing · starching · decanting · silver polishing · table setting
butler
Chief domestic servant
retainer · batman · underbutler · majordomo · chamberlain · factotum · orderly · livery · household · groundskeeper
gentleman's gentleman
Personal male servant
- aideSupporting staff member
- equerryRoyal household's horse attendant
- aide-de-campPersonal military assistant
escort · page · usher · adjutant · attache · dresser · flunkey · lackey · bearer · cupbearer
loyal
Firm in allegiance
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
reliable · discreet · obedient · dutiful · dependable · deferential · respectful · attentive · meticulous · punctual
grooming
Self-care for appearance
styling · serving · announcing · dressing · pressing · starching · decanting · silver polishing · table setting · packing
- household staffmaid, butler, housekeeper, cook, nanny
- servantsbutler, maid, servants, domestics, valet
- domestic servantsmaid, housemaid, chambermaid, parlormaid, parlor maid
- manservantsvalet, butler, lackey, houseboy, attendant
- ButlersJeeves, Benson, Geoffrey, Niles, Hobson
- retainersretainer, attendant, keeper, follower, butler
manservantmaidservant
Female household worker
maid · handmaiden · lady's maid · chambermaid · housemaid
manservantmaster
Authority or controller
master of the house · lord · employer · mistress · lady of the house