n.
- A man's male servant, who takes care of his clothes and performs other personal services.
- An employee, as in a hotel or on a ship, who performs personal services for guests or passengers.
v., -et·ed, -et·ing, -ets. v.tr.
To act as a personal servant to; attend.
v.intr.
To work as a valet.
[Middle English valette, from Old French vaslet, valet, servant, squire, from Vulgar Latin *vassellitus, diminutive of *vassus, vassal. See vassal.]
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