n. 1. A man's male servant, who takes care of his clothes and performs other personal services. 2. An employee, as in a hotel or on a ship, who performs personal services for guests or passengers. 3. A person who parks and retrieves cars for patrons of restaurants, theaters, and other business establishments. v. val·et·ed, val·et·ing, val·ets v.tr. To act as a personal servant to; attend. v.intr. To work as a valet. [Middle English valette, from Old French vaslet, valet, servant, squire, from Vulgar Latin *vassellitus, diminutive of *vassus, vassal; see VASSAL.] |
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