单词 | valet |
释义 | valet[ va-ley, val-it, val-ey ] / væˈleɪ, ˈvæl ɪt, ˈvæl eɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR valet ON THESAURUS.COM nouna male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant. a man who is employed for cleaning and pressing, laundering, and similar services for patrons of a hotel, passengers on a ship, etc. an attendant who parks cars for patrons at a hotel, restaurant, etc. a stand or rack for holding coats, hats, etc. verb (used with or without object), val·et·ed, val·et·ing.to serve as a valet. Origin of valet1560–70; <French; Middle French va(s)let squire, equivalent to vas- (<Medieval Latin vassus servant) + -let-let; see vassal OTHER WORDS FROM valetval·et·less, adjectiveun·val·et·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH valetvalet , validWords nearby valetvalerian family, valeric, valeric acid, Valerie, Valéry, valet, valeta, valet de chambre, valet parking, Valetta, valetudinarian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for valetBritish Dictionary definitions for valetvalet / (ˈvælɪt, ˈvæleɪ) / nouna manservant who acts as personal attendant to his employer, looking after his clothing, serving his meals, etcFrench name: valet de chambre a manservant who attends to the requirements of patrons in a hotel, passengers on board ship, etc; steward verb -ets, -eting or -etedto act as a valet for (a person) (tr) to clean the bodywork and interior of (a car) as a professional service Word Origin for valetC16: from Old French vaslet page, from Medieval Latin vassus servant; see vassal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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