noun
manservant
MAN-sur-vuhnt
noun
1
A male domestic servant.
"The old count still kept a manservant to attend to his daily needs."
How to Use Manservant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA male servant, typically in a household — an old-fashioned term rarely used today outside period settings.
When to use it
Sounds dated; modern writing tends to use "servant" or "valet" instead.
Word Forms
manservants plural, menservants plural
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