valet

va-let · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A man's male personal attendant who is responsible for clothes and appearance.

  2. 2.

    To park and retrieve cars for hotel guests or restaurant patrons.

  3. 3.

    A hotel employee who parks guests' cars.

  4. 4.

    To clean the interior of a car professionally.

  5. 5.

    A stand or rack for holding clothes.

Forms

plural: valets

Related words

See also: attendant, butler
Synonyms: attendant, butler, manservant

Etymology

From Old French valet (young man, servant), variant of vaslet, from Medieval Latin vassallettus, diminutive of vassallus (vassal).