manservant

[ man-sur-vuh nt ]

/ ˈmænˌsɜr vənt /

a male servant, especially a valet.

Origin of manservant

First recorded in 1545–55; man¹ + servant

mansard, mansart, manscape, manse, mansell, manservant, mansfield, mansholt, mansi, mansion, mansion house

Placed between Scylla and Charybdis, between Manasseh and his manservant, he felt he could sooner face the former.

The King of Schnorrers |Israel Zangwill
Some groups pluralize both parts of the group; as man singer, manservant, woman servant, woman singer.

An English Grammar |W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
But what has the manservant done that he should be thus discriminated against?

Europe Revised |Irvin S. Cobb
He was wearing a Hungarian jacket and was rather well dressed for a manservant.

A Hero of Our Time |M. Y. Lermontov

The manservant slept in a small shed detached from the main house, and there were times when he did not appear in the morning.

The Heart of Rachael |Kathleen Norris

manservant

/ (ˈmænˌsɜːvənt) /

a male servant, esp a valet