servingman

Male domestic worker

A servingman is a male domestic servant, especially one who waits at table or attends to a household's daily needs.

The term is archaic, appearing mainly in historical fiction and older literature: The servingman brought wine to the guests.

The female equivalent is servingmaid or servingwoman.

attendant

footman

Uniformed domestic male attendant

lackey · flunkey · retainer · domestic · steward · page · orderly · batman · groom · equerry

medieval

squire

Knight's noble assistant

  • varletBase fellow or servant
  • yeomanIndependent cultivator or naval clerk
  • vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate

retainer · page · knight · liege · manor · feudal · livery · nobility · gentry · fief

loyalty

faithful

Consistently loyal and true

obedient · trustworthy · reliable · dependable · loyal · allegiance · fealty · dedicated · honorable · true

Opposites
social hierarchy/authority

servingmanmaster

Authority or controller

lord · mistress · employer · lady · nobleman

gender

servingmanservingwoman

Female domestic employee

servingmaid · maidservant · handmaid · chambermaid

Family

man, serve, human, service, manual, serving, servant, served, server

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