valet

¹va·let

noun \ˈva-lət, ˈva-(ˌ)lā, va-ˈlā\

Definition of VALET

1

a : a man's male servant who performs personal services (as taking care of clothing) b : an employee (as of a hotel or a public facility) who performs personal services for customers

2

: a device (as a rack or tray) for holding clothing or personal effects

Origin of VALET

Middle English vadlet, valet, from Anglo-French, young man of noble birth serving a lord, boy, servant, from Medieval Latin *vassellittus, diminutive of vassus servant — more at vassal

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

Rhymes with VALET

ballot, callet, mallet, palate, palette, pallet, sallet, shallot