valet

English

/ˈvæleɪ/, /ˈvæleɪ/

noun
Definitions
  • A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
  • A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
  • (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.
  • A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.
  • A person employed to clean or park cars.
  • A person employed to assist the jockey and trainer at a racecourse.
  • A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.
  • A kind of goad or stick with an iron point.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French valet inherited from Old French vaslet derived from Latin vassallus (vassal) derived from Gaulish *wassos (squire, young man) derived from Proto-Celtic *wastos (servant).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*wastos

Gloss

servant

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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