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manservant

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈmænˌsɜː(ɹ)vənt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A male servant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I asked my manservant to attend to the washing and cleaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a man servant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: servant, retainer

Narrower terms: butler, pantryman, footman, valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man

History

Etymology

From Middle English man servant, man servaunt; equivalent to man + servant.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: otsein — male servant
  • Bulgarian: слуга (sluga) — male servant
  • Finnish: miespalvelija — male servant
  • French: serviteur — male servant
  • German: Diener — male servant
  • Hungarian: szolga — male servant
  • Hungarian: inas — male servant
  • Icelandic: heimilisþjónn — male servant
  • Icelandic: þjónn — male servant
  • Icelandic: einkaþjónn — male servant
  • Latin: anculus — male servant
  • Polish: służący — male servant
  • Polish: sługa — male servant
  • Portuguese: servidor — male servant
  • Russian: слуга́ (slugá) — male servant
  • Spanish: servidor — male servant
  • Tibetan: གཡོག་པོ (g.yog po) — male servant
  • Tocharian B: mañiye — male servant
  • Turkish: uşak — male servant
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوشاق (uşak) — male servant
  • Yoruba: ìránṣẹ́kùnrin — male servant
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