majordomo

noun

Definition of majordomonext
as in butler

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Recent Examples of majordomo Even as she has been sidelined, Noem has remained the majordomo of the debacle. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026 There was no majordomo or maid or gardener or cook, no conditioning coach or groomer or therapist or secretary. — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Guests rent out the full estate, which includes a dedicated majordomo, private chef, and housekeepers. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Fresh off his San Vicente Bungalows run, Dimitri Dimitrov was back on hand as Tower Bar’s majordomo. — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for majordomo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for majordomo
  1. butler
  2. manservant
  3. valet
  4. footman
  5. servitor
  6. houseboy
  7. servant
  8. steward
Noun
  • Each has about six acres of garden and comes with a household of staff (your own butler, house manager, and chef).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And Britain itself, after the financial and cultural boom of the ’90s, has in the post-recession era settled into its new role as butler to the world, to borrow a phrase from writer and money-laundering muckraker Oliver Bullough.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of butler
Noun
  • The Your Friends and Neighbors star plays a character named Lee, Adam’s Chinese American manservant, in East of Eden.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The only person who knows Diego’s secret is Bernardo (Salvatore Ficarra), his mute manservant.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Definition of manservant
Noun
  • Insider tip Bring (or rent) a car and use the speedy on-site valet which will whisk your vehicle in and out for adventures beyond the city center.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Minutes after the victim retrieved her vehicle from the valet and left, the report said, Brown’s vehicle was seen leaving a nearby parking garage.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of valet
Noun
  • The king and queen always face the direction of travel and will exit first; their guests face the footmen and will exit after the monarchs.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Definition of footman
Noun
  • Conditions for the servitors were similar, although they were allowed Irish tenants on their land, and had only two years rent-free.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Definition of servitor
Noun
  • The pilot featured Charles Levin as Coco, a gay houseboy.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Collins is playing Skip, the houseboy in the estate where the play takes place.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
Definition of houseboy
Noun
  • This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Loyal Maids in Extravagant Mansions While Solana is a disorderly servant, Clarita reflects the trope of the loyal maid of the higher class, the societal expectation in the region.
    — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of servant
Noun
  • This new crop of gadgets, however, asks you to be a more active steward of other people’s privacy.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • All itineraries include an overnight stay, 24-hour steward service, meals with a sommelier’s choice of wine and unlimited soft drinks, and transfers.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of steward

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