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Varlet (noun) means a person who serves or helps another, especially in the past.

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1
A person who serves or helps another, especially in the past.
2
Historically, a young man who served a knight while training to become one himself.
3
A dishonest or disreputable person; a rascal.
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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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What is the meaning of varlet?
"varlet" (noun) means a person who serves or helps another, especially in the past.
What is another word for varlet?
Other words for "varlet" include knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, page, rogue.
What are the different meanings of varlet?
"varlet" has 3 main meanings: 1. A person who serves or helps another, especially in the past; 2. Historically, a young man who served a knight while training to become one himself; 3. A dishonest or disreputable person; a rascal.

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