manservant

manservant — noun

1. a man who is paid to live and work in a wealthy person's home, taking care of pe

1.名詞B2
釋義

a man who is paid to live and work in a wealthy person's home, taking care of personal jobs such as cooking meals, cleaning clothes, and helping the person get ready during the day

例句

The elderly duke relied on his manservant to help him dress and shave each morning.

collocation: rely on + possessive + manservant for daily care

A wealthy widow's manservant served afternoon tea to her guests in the drawing room.

pattern: possessive + manservant + verb of domestic service

同義詞
  • servant

    a broader term for any paid household worker, male or female

  • valet

    a manservant whose main job is caring for a man's clothes and helping him dress

  • butler

    the chief male servant who manages the household, rather than attending to one person

  • footman

    a junior male servant who opens doors, carries trays, and runs errands

反義詞
  • maid

    a female servant in a household

  • maidservant

    the female equivalent of a manservant

文法句型

possessive + manservant

number + manservant

用法筆記

This word sounds old-fashioned today and is most often found in stories set in the past or in historical nonfiction. In modern English, 'personal assistant' or 'caretaker' are more common equivalents depending on the duties involved.

常見錯誤

❌The wealthy family had three manservants working for them.
✅The wealthy family had three menservants working for them.
💡The plural of 'manservant' is 'menservants' because both parts of the compound become plural (like 'man' → 'men').
❌The hotel hired a manservant to clean the rooms.
✅The hotel hired a male cleaner to clean the rooms.
💡'Manservant' refers to a personal attendant in a private household, not an employee of a business or hotel.