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valet
[ va-ley, val-it, val-ey ]
noun
- a 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)
- to serve as a valet.
valet
/ ˈvæleɪ; ˈvælɪt /
noun
- a manservant who acts as personal attendant to his employer, looking after his clothing, serving his meals, etc French namevalet de chambre
- a manservant who attends to the requirements of patrons in a hotel, passengers on board ship, etc; steward
verb
- to act as a valet for (a person)
- tr to clean the bodywork and interior of (a car) as a professional service
Other Word Forms
- ·· adjective
- ܲ··· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of valet1
Example Sentences
Poker girls are officially described as waitresses, and are hired along with other staff like bartenders, chefs and parking valets to work at poker parties in private homes.
“It just looks like a regular day,” says one of the boys as he looks out the glass doors of the lobby into the blue sky and valet area, where a Bentley is pulling up.
Just outside the valet stand, a stellar scrum had assembled waiting for their rides.
The vehicle was caught on a surveillance camera driving past the valet section of the Trump hotel an hour prior to the incident before returning, stopping at the front doors before exploding.
According to surveillance footage, Livelsberger pulled into the Trump hotel’s valet area and 17 seconds later, the explosion went off.
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