butler
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He starred as the butler Wadsworth in 1985’s “Clue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Angelo Muscat, who played the butler in “The Prisoner” and was an Oompa Loompa in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” was also in “Magical Mystery Tour.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Roth’s assistant, named Alfred after the butler from “Batman,” is dry, direct and has strong opinions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
"We arrange everything for them: flowers, candles, photographer, dinner with a private butler," said Melanie Tessier, its guest relations manager.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
When the butler reappeared in the drawing room some time afterwards to refresh the teapots, the employer had inquired if all was well.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Folks once eager for the butlers of the future are now wary of potential attackers and job thieves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The investor story is not robot butlers or science-fiction spectacle — it is production costs.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
A battalion of chefs, butlers and drivers catering to the smallest of whims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
A new robot shop has opened in Beijing selling everything from mechanical butlers to human-like replicas of Albert Einstein.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
If the butlers cared about politics, if they had private allegiances to one party or another, they kept it to themselves.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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