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
Does your suite have its own butler?
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
Former royal butler Grant Harrold recently spoke with Heart Bingo about how the royals celebrate their birthdays, hinting at some of the presents Princess Kate may receive this year.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Back in the day, Princess Diana was worried Prince Harry would have it harder than Prince William, according to her royal butler, Paul Burrell.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2025
Even today, the robot butler is shorthand for the elusive Good Timeline, emblem of a future in which the luxury of household staff is made accessible and ethical thanks to the wonders of technology.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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The dialogue is witty and the characters are memorable, particularly Boris Karloff as hulking manservant Morgan.—
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He is attended and aided by his faithful manservant, Graham, and sometimes assisted by another confidant, Dr. Thomas McConnell.—
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Set in a perpetually sunny, idealized England vaguely between the wars, The Code of the Woosters concerns the misadventures of man-about-town Bertie Wooster (stupid, amiable, rich) and his impeccably helpful valet Jeeves.—
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Tamas Paluska worked for a ski concierge and valet; his company was immediately shut down alongside the mountain.—
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And maintaining a footman cost considerably more than a stamp.—
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In his new memoir, The Royal Insider , former royal butler and footman Paul Burrell made the claim that Queen Elizabeth was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer shortly before her death.—
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That might have been intentional since at one time families of the employees in those houses lived on the grounds of the prison, often with prisoners working as house servants to the families.—
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Brighton & Hove Albion have added All Blacks rugby union servant Mike Anthony to their backroom staff.—
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The pilot featured Charles Levin as Coco, a gay houseboy.—
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The houseboy kept bringing food and water.—
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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.—
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Wilson Medina works two jobs: as a houseman at the Sheraton Universal Hotel and as a mechanic.—
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The soon-to-be bride and groom also drove around Laguna Beach and Corona Del Mar in a 1961 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible from Beach Gypsy Classics.—
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Hanif Masih, the father of the groom, said his wife and sister-in-law were also killed in the explosion, BBC News reported.—
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There was no majordomo or maid or gardener or cook, no conditioning coach or groomer or therapist or secretary.—
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Guests rent out the full estate, which includes a dedicated majordomo, private chef, and housekeepers.—
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“Butler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butler. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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