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valet

Definition of valet

1a man’s personal male attendant, who is responsible for his clothes and appearance.
a hotel employee who attends to the clothes of guests: [as modifier]:a valet service

2North American a person employed to clean or park cars: he handed his keys to the parking valet [as modifier]:valet parking

[with object]

1act as a valet to (a particular man): one evening when I was valeting him, Mr Charles told me he had met my father
[no object] work as a valet.

2clean (a car), especially on the inside: try not to spill anything on the seat—I just had the thing valeted

Origin:

late 15th century (denoting a footman acting as an attendant to a horseman): from French; related to vassal

Definition of valet in the US English dictionary

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