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Meaning of "manservant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MANSERVANT

manservant  [ˈmænˌsɜːvənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MANSERVANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Manservant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MANSERVANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

manservant

Domestic worker

A domestic worker is a person who works within the employer's household. Domestic workers perform a variety of household services for an individual or a family, from providing care for children and elderly dependents to cleaning and household maintenance, known as housekeeping. Responsibilities may also include cooking, doing laundry and ironing, food shopping and other household errands. Some domestic workers live within the household where they work. At its 301st Session, the ILO Governing Body agreed to place an item on decent work for domestic workers on the agenda of the 99th Session of the International Labour Conference with a view to the setting of labour standards. The conditions faced by domestic workers have varied considerably throughout history and in the contemporary world. In the course of twentieth-century movements for labour rights, women's rights and immigrant rights, the conditions faced by domestic workers and the problems specific to their class of employment have come to the fore. In 2011, the International Labour Organization adopted the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers which covers decent work conditions for domestic workers.

Definition of manservant in the English dictionary

The definition of manservant in the dictionary is a male servant, esp a valet.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MANSERVANT


absolvent
æbˈzɒlvənt
adjuvant
ˈædʒəvənt
bondservant
ˈbɒndˌsɜːvənt
convent
ˈkɒnvənt
fervent
ˈfɜːvənt
grievant
ˈɡriːvənt
Havant
ˈhævənt
haven´t
ˈhævənt
inobservant
ˌɪnəbˈzɜːvənt
insolvent
ɪnˈsɒlvənt
irrelevant
ɪˈrɛləvənt
maidservant
ˈmeɪdˌsɜːvənt
nonobservant
ˌnɒnəbˈzɜːvənt
observant
əbˈzɜːvənt
relevant
ˈrɛlɪvənt
resolvent
rɪˈzɒlvənt
savant
ˈsævənt
servant
ˈsɜːvənt
solvent
ˈsɒlvənt
unobservant
ˌʌnəbˈzɜːvənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MANSERVANT

mansard
mansard roof
mansarded
Mansart
manscaping
manse
Mansell
Mansfield
manshift
Mansholt
mansion
Mansion House
mansionary
mansions
manslaughter
manslayer
Manson
mansonry
mansuete
mansuetude

WORDS THAT END LIKE MANSERVANT

bon vivant
ci-devant
civil servant
conservant
domestic servant
galavant
galivant
gallivant
general servant
idiot savant
levant
paravant
provant
public servant
pursuivant
tableau vivant
the Levant

Synonyms and antonyms of manservant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MANSERVANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «manservant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of manservant

Translation of «manservant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MANSERVANT

Find out the translation of manservant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of manservant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «manservant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

男仆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

criado
570 millions of speakers

English

manservant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नौकर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

manservant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слуга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

servo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নফর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

valet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelayan lelaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diener
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

男性の召使
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

남종
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Manservant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

manservant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடிமையானவன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॅनसर्वेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uşak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

domestico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sługa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слуга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

servitorul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπηρέτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaaf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

manservant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tjener
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of manservant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MANSERVANT»

The term «manservant» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.644 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MANSERVANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «manservant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «manservant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about manservant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANSERVANT»

Discover the use of manservant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to manservant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Manservant and Maidservant
At once the strangest and most marvelous of Ivy Compton-Burnett's fictions, Manservant and Maidservant has for its subject the domestic life of Horace Lamb, sadist, skinflint, and tyrant.
Ivy Compton-Burnett, 2001
2
The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
My manservant, nor thy maidservant, 1 7. nor his manservant, nor his 21 : 2. If thou buy an Hebrew servant, 5. if the servant shall plainly say, 7. she shall not go out as the menservants do. 20. if a man smite his servant, 26. if a man smite the ...
George V. Wigram, 1866
3
Domestic Affairs: Intimacy, Eroticism, and Violence between ...
If Smollett depends on the homosocial connection between masculine employer and male retainer to shore up class hierarchy, William Godwin's fictional love affair between manservant and master foregrounds rather than hides the ...
Kristina Straub, 2009
4
From Husband to Manservant: A Dominant Wife's Tale
Secretary, wife, and dogsbody to her husband rolled-in-one, Chrissie Bennett, embarks upon a lesbian affaIr with the Indian widow whose husband's death has given control of the company employing both her and husband Dennis.
Steve Glover, Elise Marriott, 2014
5
Midwife's Apprentice, the Reading Guide
What happens when Jennet sends the manservant for the midwife? a. The manservant tells Jennet the midwife must be away delivering another baby. b. The midwife sends a message saying Alyce should deliver this baby herself. c.
Lisa French, Saddleback Educational Publishing, 2006
6
Nanyo-orientalism
The tale in “Happiness” reverses the positions of a pitiable and timid manservant and his spiteful master, the richest elder in his village.2 The manservant, accepting his miserable life as his fate, comes to have a dream night after night where ...
Naoto Sudo
7
The Art of Deception
“My manservant will bring anything else you require; you only have to let him know.” “Your manservant?” I answered shortly. “I can't have any manservant coming in here. I work in complete isolation; that's what was agreed with Alois. No one is ...
Sergio Kokis, 2002
8
Daily Office Readings
do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your manservant, or your maidservant, or your ox, or your ass, or any of your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your manservant and your maidservant may rest as well as  ...
Episcopal Church, Terence L. Wilson, 1983
9
Patriarchs and Prophets—Illustrated
In Deuteronomy 5:14-15 we find special emphasis given to that portion of the fourth commandment which requires the manservant and the maidservant to rest, and the Israelite was told to remember that he had been a servant in the land of ...
Ellen G. White
10
Voices in a Mask: Stories
Second, by outfitting himself in his manservant's costume, he is now able to attempt sexual intercourse with Donna E.'s maidservant, a woman who has not previously been listed in the catalog. In this case, even if the maidservant has sexual ...
Geoffrey Green, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANSERVANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term manservant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Hannibal' Recap: Face to Face | Decider | Where To Stream Movies …
... never) performances by Joe Anderson as the spectacularly scummy Mason Verger and Glenn Fleshler as his unnerving manservant Cordell, ... «Decider, Jul 15»
2
George Coe dies; 'Archer,' 'West Wing' actor was 86 | - Zap2It
Late in his career, Coe did extensive voice work, including voicing Sterling Archer's manservant Woodhouse for two dozen episodes of the FX ... «Zap2it.com, Jul 15»
3
'Dream' still alive in Central City's 'Man of La Mancha'
He is followed by his faithful manservant and squire, Sancho Panza (Keith Jameson), and eventually falls in love with the barmaid and ... «Boulder Daily Camera, Jul 15»
4
Arsenal: Dzeko, Moutinho and the Latest Transfer Rumors
Dzeko falls into that category, as serving as Sergio Aguero's manservant probably is not what he expected when he enlisted for the Blues. «Pain In The Arsenal, Jul 15»
5
Broadway's jack-of-all-trades plays 'Grace'
Cooper plays the manservant of the slave merchant John Newton, who wrote the famous hymn. He says generations of slaves “speak through ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
6
'Charley's Aunt' keeps the laughs coming at Utah Shakespeare …
Rounding out the cast is Andy Baldeschwiler as Jack's delightfully droll manservant, Brassett, and Allie Babich as Babbs' old flame Ela Delahay ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
7
Broadway Review: 'Amazing Grace'
That's dramaturgically unfortunate because Newton's manservant, Patuch (the big-voiced and absolutely splendid Chuck Cooper), and Mary's ... «Variety, Jul 15»
8
Creepy, kooky family musical
... Uncle Fester, Grandmama, the manservant Lurch, as well as Pugsley and Wednesday, the pallid offspring of Gomez and Morticia Addams. «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Review: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell a magic period piece
... through the reading of specialised books and lives in Yorkshire with his manservant Childermass. Goaded by the York society of magicians, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
4th Street Theater stages rarely seen 'Miss Julie'
... the daughter of a wealthy count in 19th Century Europe, who finds herself under the spell of Jean, her father's manservant. Their relationship ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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