valet-de-chambre

noun

The personal servant of a monarch.

OriginFrench valet de chambre →
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Meanings

nounvalet-de-chambre (plural valets-de-chambre)

plural valets-de-chambre · alternative valet de chambre

  1. historicalThe personal servant of a monarch.
  2. A valet.

Origin

  1. Frenchvalet de chambre
  2. Englishvalet-de-chambre

Borrowed from French valet de chambre.

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Translations

Finnish kamaripalvelija
  • kamaripalvelijapersonal servant of a monarch
French valet de chambre
  • valet de chambrepersonal servant of a monarch
German Kammerdiener, Kammerdienerin
  • Kammerdienerpersonal servant of a monarch
  • Kammerdienerinpersonal servant of a monarch
Russian камерди́нер
  • камерди́нер (kamerdíner)personal servant of a monarch
Scottish Gaelic buachaill-seòmair
  • buachaill-seòmairpersonal servant of a monarch
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APA

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MLA

“valet-de-chambre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valet-de-chambre. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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