Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| abigail | (Arch.) a lady's maid. |
| agentry | the office or duties of an agent. |
| aia | an Indian nursemaid. |
| aide | (Fr.) a confidential assistant to a person of senior rank. |
| ama | a native maidservant or child's nurse, esp a wet nurse. |
| amah | (Port.) an Oriental nursemaid. |
| attendant | a servant. |
| aubergiste | (Fr.) an innkeeper. |
| ayah | (Hindi) an Indian nursemaid. |
| bagwash | a laundry service offering basic washing only. |
| barber | one who cuts hair; (verb) to cut hair. |
| barista | a person who makes and sells coffee in a coffee bar. |
| barkeep | (US) a bartender. |
| barkeeper | a bartender. |
| barmaid | a female bartender. |
| barman | a male bartender. |
| barperson | one who serves in a bar. |
| bartend | to keep a bar. |
| bartender | one who tends a bar. |
| bartending | the occupation of tending a bar. |
| batman | an officer's personal servant. |
| batwoman | an officer's female personal attendant. |
| beachboy | a male beach attendant. |
| beautician | a person engaged in hairdressing, facial makeup, manicuring, etc. |
| beautifier | one who beautifies. |
| bedder | one that makes up beds. |
| bedmaker | a person who makes the beds and cleans college rooms at Oxford, etc. |
| bellboy | a pageboy in a hotel or club. |
| bellhop | a pageboy in a hotel or club. |
| bellman | a watchman employed to patrol city streets calling out the hour. |
| bibliothecary | a librarian. |
| blanchisseuse | (Fr.) a laundress. |
| bodeguero | (Spanish) a man who owns or runs a bodega. |
| bondmaid | a female slave or serf. |
| bondservant | a slave. |
| bondswoman | a woman who is a slave, or in bondage. |
| boniface | (Fr.) the proprietor of a hotel, nightclub or restaurant. |
| bonne | (Fr.) a French maid or nursemaid. |
| bootblack | a person whose job is to clean and polish shoes. |
| bouche | (Fr.) the staff of cooks in a large house. |
| bowerwoman | (Arch.) a chamberwoman, a lady's maid. |
| bullcook | a worker in a logging camp. |
| busboy | an assistant waiter. |
| busgirl | an assistant waitress. |
| busheler | one who bushels, mends or alters clothes. |
| busheller | one who bushels, mends and alters men's clothes. |
| bushelman | one who bushels, mends and alters men's clothes. |
| butle | to act as a butler. |
| butler | a male servant in charge of liquors, plate, etc; (verb) to act as a butler. |
| butlerage | the department of a domestic butler. |
| butlership | the office of a butler. |
| buttle | to act as a butler. |
| candlelighter | one who lights the candles for a ceremony. |
| carhop | a waitress at a drive-in restaurant; (verb) to serve at a drive-in restaurant. |
| chambermaid | a maid who makes beds and does general cleaning of bedrooms (as in a hotel). |
| chaprassi | (Urdu) an office messenger, a household attendant. |
| charlady | a woman hired by the hour or day or week to clean rooms in offices or houses. |
| charwoman | a woman hired by the hour or day or week to clean rooms in offices or houses. |
| chauffeur | (Fr.) one who drives car for another; (verb) to drive a car for another. |
| chauffeuse | (Fr.) a female chauffeur; (verb) to act as a chauffeuse. |
| childminder | one who looks after other people's children for money. |
| chokra | (Hindi) a boy; a household or regimental servant. |
| chokri | (Hindi) a girl; a female household or regimental servant. |
| chuprassy | (Urdu) an office messenger, a household attendant. |
| coiffeur | (Fr.) a hairdresser. |
| coiffeuse | (Fr.) a (female) hairdresser. |
| coistrel | (Obs.) an inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries. |
| coistril | (Obs.) an inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries. |
| commissionaire | a uniformed attendant. |
| concierge | (Fr.) one who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private. |
| cookmaid | a female servant or maid who dresses provisions and assists the cook. |
| cosmetician | a person who is professionally trained in the use of cosmetics. |
| cosmetologist | a person who gives beauty treatments, as to skin and hair. |
| coystrel | (Obs.) an inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries. |
| coystril | (Obs.) an inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries. |
| cupbearer | a person who attends at a feast to fill and hand out wine cups. |
| cupper | a cupbearer. |
| curation | the work of a curator. |
| custrel | (Hist.) an inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries. |
| dishwasher | a worker employed to wash dishes. |
| domestic | related to the home (noun) a household servant |
| domestically | (Adv.) DOMESTIC, relating to the home. |
| doorsman | a porter, a doorkeeper. |
| dvornik | (Russian) a Russian concierge or porter. |
| electrologist | one who removes body hair. |
| enserfment | the state of being made a serf. |
| equerry | an official who attends upon a member of the royal family. |
| esne | (Hist.) a domestic slave in Old English times. |
| facialist | a beautician who specialises in facial treatments. |
| factorship | the business of a factor. |
| famulus | (Lat.) an assistant, esp to a magician or a scholar. |
| firefighter | a person who fights fires. |
| flunkey | a contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman. |
| flunkeydom | the world of flunkeys. |
| flunkeyish | like a flunkey. |
| flunkeyism | the state of being a flunkey. |
| flunkie | a contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman. |
| flunky | a contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman. |
| flunkyism | the state of being a flunky. |
| footboy | a page, an attendant. |
| footpage | a page, an attendant. |
| gallerist | a person who owns or runs an art gallery. |
| galopin | (Obs.) an errand boy, kitchen boy. |
| garcon | (Fr.) boy, waiter. |
| ghillie | a Highland chief's attendant; (verb) to act as a ghillie. |
| gillie | a Highland chief's attendant; (verb) to act as a gillie. |
| gilly | a Highland chief's attendant; (verb) to act as a gilly. |
| gorsoon | a boy or boy-servant. |
| gossoon | a boy or boy-servant. |
| gravedigger | one who digs graves. |
| haircutter | one who cuts hair. |
| hairdresser | a person whose occupation is the dressing or cutting of hair. |
| hairstylist | a hairdresser. |
| handmaid | a female servant. |
| handmaiden | a personal maid or female servant. |
| headwaiter | the head of the dining-room staff of a restaurant or hotel. |
| henchman | an unscrupulous supporter. |
| henchperson | a henchman or henchwoman. |
| henchwoman | a female henchman. |
| hostler | one who tends horses at an inn. |
| hotelier | (Fr.) a person who runs or owns a hotel. |
| houseboy | a male servant. |
| housecarl | (OE) a household retainer of an Anglo-Saxon leader. |
| housefather | a man in charge of a dormitory, hall, or hostel. |
| housekeeper | a woman employed to keep house. |
| housemaid | a maid employed to keep a house clean, etc. |
| housemother | a woman in charge of children in an institution. |
| innkeeper | a person in charge of an inn. |
| interpretership | the office of interpreter. |
| janitor | (Lat.) a doorkeeper; an attendant or caretaker. |
| janitorial | relating to a janitor. |
| janitorship | the office of janitor. |
| janitress | a female janitor. |
| janitrix | (Lat.) a female janitor. |
| janny | (Coll.) a janitor; (verb) to act as a disguised merrymaker at Christmas. |
| kennelman | a male attendant who looks after dogs. |
| khansama | (Hindi) a house-steward or butler in India. |
| khansamah | (Hindi) a house-steward or butler in India. |
| khidmutgar | (Urdu) a table-servant. |
| khitmutgar | (Urdu) a table-servant. |
| kitchener | a kitchen servant; a cook. |
| kitchenmaid | a maid who works in the kitchen. |
| lackey | a footman or valet; a servile follower; (verb) to serve or attend as a lackey. |
| lacquey | a footman or valet; a servile follower; (verb) to behave or function as a lackey. |
| larderer | one in charge of the larder. |
| laundrywoman | a woman who washes clothes for a living. |
| liftboy | a person who operates a lift. |
| liftman | a person who operates a lift. |
| linkboy | an attendant carrying a link (torch) to light the way in a dark street. |
| linkman | an attendant carrying a link (torch) to light the way in a dark street. |
| liveryman | one who wears a livery, as a servant. |
| lobbygow | an errand boy. |
| luckie | an elderly woman who keeps an alehouse. |
| luckily | (Adv.) LUCKY, fortunate. |
| lucky | fortunate (noun) an elderly woman who keeps an alehouse |
| maid | a female servant; (verb) to work as a maid. |
| maidservant | a female servant. |
| majordomo | an official who has the general management in a large household. |
| malkin | (Dial.) a cat. |
| manciple | the steward of a college or monastery; a purveyor. |
| manicurist | a person who gives manicures. |
| manservant | a male servant. |
| maormor | (Irish) a high-ranking or chief steward. |
| mawkin | (Dial.) a cat. |
| meiney | a family, including servants, etc.; a household. |
| meinie | a family, including servants, etc.; a household. |
| meiny | a family, including servants, etc.; a household. |
| menial | lowly (noun) a domestic servant |
| menially | (Adv.) MENIAL, low. |
| menyie | a family, including servants, etc.; a household. |
| mormaor | (Irish) a high-ranking or chief steward. |
| motelier | the owner or manager of a motel. |
| mousme | (Japanese) a Japanese girl, esp a waitress. |
| mousmee | (Japanese) a Japanese girl, esp a waitress. |
| nannie | a children's nurse; a grandmother. |
| nanny | a children's nurse; a grandmother; (adj.) excessively supervisory; (verb) to look after someone else's children. |
| nightwatchman | a person who keeps watch at night. |
| nurserymaid | one employed to look after small children. |
| odalisk | (Fr.) a female slave; a concubine in a harem. |
| orderly | a male attendant. |
| ostler | one who tends horses at an inn. |
| ostleress | a female ostler. |
| padrone | (Ital.) an innkeeper; an employer. |
| pageboy | a boy attendant. |
| pagehood | the state of being a page. |
| panter | (Shakesp.) the officer in a great family who had charge of the bread and other provisions. |
| pantler | (Shakesp.) the officer in a great family who had charge of the bread and other provisions. |
| pantrymaid | a maid in charge of a pantry. |
| pantryman | one who looks after a pantry. |
| paperboy | a newsboy. |
| papergirl | a female paperboy. |
| parlourmaid | a female servant in a private home who serves at the table, keeps the house clean and answers the door to guests. |
| patronne | (Fr.) a (female) proprietor of a restaurant. |
| pennyboy | an employee whose duties include menial tasks such as running errands. |
| plateman | a man who has the care of silver plate in a hotel, club, etc. |
| porter | one who carries luggage (verb) to work as a porter |
| porterly | like a porter. |
| portress | a female porter. |
| postmaster | one who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers; one who supplies post horses. |
| potboy | one who collects up empty glasses in a tavern. |
| procurator | a person who is employed to manage the affairs of another or is authorized to act on behalf of another in any business. |
| procuratorial | of or like a procurator. |
| receptionist | a person employed to greet telephone callers, visitors, patients, or clients. |
| refectioner | the officer in charge of the refectory and its arrangements. |
| refectorian | the officer in charge of the refectory and its arrangements. |
| restaurateur | (Fr.) the operator or proprietor of a restaurant. |
| restauration | the business, skill or art of a restaurateur. |
| saice | (Arabic) a stableman or groom, esp in India. |
| saucier | a chef who makes sauce. |
| sclave | (Obs.) a slave. |
| scullion | a scullery servant, a washer of dishes. |
| seneschal | (Hist.) an agent or steward in charge of a lord's estate in feudal times. |
| servant | someone who is hired to perform service; (verb) to act as servant. |
| servanthood | the state of being a servant. |
| servantless | without servants. |
| servantry | a body of servants; servants, collectively. |
| servantship | the state of being a servant. |
| serve | to work for. |
| servitor | one who serves; a clerk or assistant. |
| servitress | a female servitor. |
| sewar | a medieval servant who supervised the serving of meals. |
| shebeener | one who keeps a shebeen. |
| shoeblack | one who polishes shoes. |
| sice | (Arabic) a stableman or groom, esp in India. |
| skinker | one employed to dispense liquors in a bar, a tapster. |
| slavey | a maidservant. |
| smallboy | a deputy steward in a European household in Africa. |
| sommelier | (Fr.) a wine steward in a restaurant. |
| stabler | one who stables. |
| steward | a person who manages the domestic concerns of a family or institution; (verb) to act as a steward. |
| stewardess | a woman who performs the duties of a steward. |
| stewardry | being a steward. |
| stewardship | the office, duties, and obligations of a steward. |
| sublibrarian | a subordinate librarian. |
| suivante | (Fr.) a waiting woman or confidential maid. |
| syce | (Arabic) a stableman or groom, esp in India. |
| tapsman | a servant in overall charge of others; a chief of a company of drovers. |
| taverner | one who keeps a tavern. |
| telephonist | a telephone switchboard operator. |
| theow | (OE) a slave, a bondman, a thrall. |
| thraldom | servitude. |
| thralldom | servitude. |
| tirewoman | a lady's maid. |
| trainbearer | an attendant who holds up the train of a robe or gown. |
| trichologist | a person who specializes in hair and scalp care. |
| turnspit | a person who turns a roasting spit. |
| tweenie | (Coll.) a between-maid. |
| tweeny | (Coll.) a between-maid. |
| undertaker | one that undertakes. |
| valet | to act as a personal servant to. |
| varlet | (Arch.) a servant, valet. |
| varletess | a female varlet. |
| vellenage | (Spenser) the state of being a villein. |
| waiter | someone who waits; (verb) to work as a waiter. |
| waiterage | service by a waiter. |
| waiterhood | the state of being a waiter. |
| waitperson | a waiter of either sex > WAITPERSONS or WAITPEOPLE |
| waitress | a female waiter; (verb) to work as a waitress. |
| waitron | a waiter or waitress. |
| waitstaff | waiters and waitresses collectively. |