VALET
What does "VALET" mean?
A person employed to park cars or to attend to a man's clothes and personal needs.
Meanings
- An attendant who parks and retrieves cars for guests at a hotel, restaurant, or venue. We handed the keys to the valet outside the restaurant.
- A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. The earl's valet laid out his evening dress. formal
- To park (a car) as a valet, or to clean a car thoroughly. I had the car valeted before selling it.
Did you know?
- 'Valet' and 'varlet' are etymological twins from the same Old French word for a young squire - but over centuries 'varlet' drifted into meaning a scoundrel while 'valet' stayed respectable.
Word origin
From French 'valet' meaning 'manservant, attendant', from Old French 'vaslet' ('young man, squire'), ultimately from a Vulgar Latin diminutive of 'vassus' ('servant'), the same root as 'vassal'.
Remember it
A vaLET LETs you off at the door and takes the wheel - the 'let' is built right in.
A little poem
He takes your keys and drives away unseen,
the gap between your wallet and the scene.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the valet make a terrible poker player? He always gave his car away.
What it teaches
The hands that hold your keys hold your trust; small services reveal who guards it.
Quick facts
What does VALET mean?
A person employed to park cars or to attend to a man's clothes and personal needs.
Is VALET a valid word?
Yes — VALET is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VALET?
VALET has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does VALET come from?
From French 'valet' meaning 'manservant, attendant', from Old French 'vaslet' ('young man, squire'), ultimately from a Vulgar Latin diminutive of 'vassus' ('servant'), the same root as 'vassal'.
What can VALET teach us?
The hands that hold your keys hold your trust; small services reveal who guards it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.