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

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

The Ninth says, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's."

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2020

Cannon: The manservant was someone who specialized in massage and bathing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2020

“Indeed they were, but only while getting out of the bathtub. There was some brief difficulty with the trousers, but with the help of your manservant Jasper, it was resolved.”

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood