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VALET
valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man
(noun) a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; “Jeeves was Bertie Wooster’s man”
valet
(verb) serve as a personal attendant to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
valet (plural valets)
A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
(professional wrestling) A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience.
A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.
A person employed to clean or park cars.
A person employed to assist the jockey and trainer at a racecourse.
A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.
A kind of goad or stick with an iron point.
Synonyms
• (personal attendant): butler (proscribed), gentleman's gentleman
Verb
valet (third-person singular simple present valets, present participle valeting, simple past and past participle valeted)
(transitive) To serve (someone) as a valet.
(transitive, chiefly UK, Ireland) To clean and service (a car), as a valet does.
(transitive, US) To leave (a car) with a valet to park it.
Source: Wiktionary
Val"et, n. Etym: [F. valet, OF. vallet, varlet, vaslet. See Varlet, and Vassal.]
1. A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on gentleman's person; a body servant.
2. (Man.)
Definition: A kind of goad or stick with a point of iron. Valet de chambre ( Etym: [F.], a body servant, or personal attendant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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