butler

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"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

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is launching a ship in December that offers a two-story suite with a private massage room, a bar facing the ocean and a butler to unpack suitcases or deliver caviar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

The idea of having a friendly robot butler that can do all the dull duties of running a home has existed for decades.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Getting human-shaped robots into warehouses or industrial sites to move boxes is one thing, he said; building a robot butler is beyond the industry’s current capabilities, with current robots too unreliable to perform complex tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Parslow the butler was kept busy clonking the mud off shoes as the children ran into the house from playing in the Sandwalk, riding ponies from the stable, having games of croquet and ball.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman