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Meaning of Valet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈvæleɪ

Definitions

  1. A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
  2. A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
  3. 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.
  4. A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.
  5. A person employed to clean or park cars.
    US
  6. A person employed to assist the jockey and trainer at a racecourse.
  7. A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.
  8. A kind of goad or stick with an iron point.

Equivalents

Български камериер слуга
Català assistent
Gàidhlig gille-coise
Galego aparcacoches
עברית נער
Magyar inas
Bahasa Indonesia boi parkir valet
Italiano parcheggiatore
日本語 ボーイ
Kurdî manager
Nederlands gezelschapsdame
Polski lokaj lokajski parkingowy pokojowy
Română fecior însoțitoare lacheu șaperon
Svenska kammartjänare
Türkçe uşak vale

Examples

“A HEROIC dad who helped deliver his new-born baby in the back of his car had to explain to his car valet that he wasn't involved in illegal crime.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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