varlet
7 synonyms for varlet, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person who serves or helps another, especially in the past.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Traces back to Middle English varlet, varlette, from Old French varlet, a variant of vadlet, vallet, vaslet. It is a doublet of valet.
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