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Valet vs Lackey - What's the difference?

valet | lackey |

As verbs the difference between valet and lackey

is that valet is to roll while lackey is to attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.

As a noun lackey is

a footman, a liveried male servant.

valet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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 wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.
  • A kind of goad or stick with an iron point.
  • Synonyms

    * (personal attendant) (proscribed)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To clean and service (a car), as a valet does.
  • lackey

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (verb only)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A footman, a liveried male servant.
  • A fawning, servile follower; a lickspittle.
  • Derived terms

    * lackey caterpillar * lackey moth

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously
  • * Milton
  • A thousand liveried angels lackey her.
  • (obsolete) To toady, play the flunky
  • References

    * "lackey." Online Etymology Dictionary. 2008