butler
Example Sentences
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"We arrange everything for them: flowers, candles, photographer, dinner with a private butler," said Melanie Tessier, its guest relations manager.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
The idea of having a friendly robot butler that can do all the dull duties of running a home has existed for decades.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
On their honeymoon, Kilachand and his now-wife enjoyed a bungalow overlooking the ocean with a personal butler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
I can’t remember what I expected to glimpse on a Zoom call with an Oscar-winning film director — gold door handles, perhaps, a butler at the very least?
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
I really only started to pay any attention at all when he happened to mention that until his retirement three years ago, he had been a butler of a nearby house.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.