valet
Other forms: valets; valeted; valeting
A valet is like a butler: a servant who attends to his employer's needs.
A valet is a personal attendant to his employer, who might run errands, clean, cook, drive, or perform other tasks as needed. A valet works very closely with his employer and might even live on the premises. If you go to a fancy restaurant or hotel, you might have a valet park your car — but don't expect him to do your laundry!
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someone employed to park and retrieve cars
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a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employersynonyms: gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man, valet de chambre
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serve as a personal attendant to
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