valet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Anagrams 3 Norwegian Nynorsk 3.1 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French; related to vassal.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ælɪt, -æleɪ

[edit] Noun

valet (plural valets)

1. A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
2. (professional wrestling) A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience.
3. A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.
4. A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
5. A person employed to clean or park cars.
6. A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.

[edit] Synonyms

• (personal attendant): butler (proscribed)

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to valet (third-person singular simple present valets, present participle valeting, simple past and past participle valeted)

1. (transitive) To clean and service (a car), as a valet does.

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

valet m. (plural valets)

1. (card games) jack

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aeltv
• levât

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[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Noun

valet n.

1. singular definite of val

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

valet m.

1. (card games) a jack in a deck of cards