manservant
Example Sentences
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In Note 35, she finds a role model in Victor Hugo, who, Ms. McCracken tells us, asked his manservant to take all his clothes, forcing him to stay home and write.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
He was his manservant, but more than that, he was his fixer, and he used to specifically deal with Prince Charles' love life and his girlfriends.
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023
Sounding sturdy as Leporello, Giovanni’s manservant, the bass-baritone Adam Plachetka was less satisfying playing neutrality than was Mattei.
From New York Times • May 7, 2023
Cannon: The manservant was someone who specialized in massage and bathing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2020
The door was opened by the Master’s manservant Cousins, an old enemy of Lyra’s; but both knew that this was a state of truce.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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