manservant

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In Note 35, she finds a role model in Victor Hugo, who, Ms. McCracken tells us, asked his manservant to take all his clothes, forcing him to stay home and write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Sounding sturdy as Leporello, Giovanni’s manservant, the bass-baritone Adam Plachetka was less satisfying playing neutrality than was Mattei.

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

He began in the comics as Stephen Strange's manservant and sidekick.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022

Well, yes, he is, though not all the time, fortunately, as the plot requires the Genie to blend in and pass himself off as Aladdin’s manservant.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2019

The manservant rolled onto his back, caught them by the collars of their donkey jackets, and flipped them into Dublin harbor.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer