Valet vs. Varlet — What's the Difference?

A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, valet de chambre was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "valet" by itself most often refers to a normal servant responsible for the clothes and personal belongings of an employer, and making minor arrangements.

An attendant or servant.

A man's personal male attendant, who is responsible for his clothes and appearance.

A knight's page.

A person employed to clean or park cars

A rascal; a knave.

Act as a valet to (a particular man)

(obsolete) A servant or attendant.

Clean (a car), especially on the inside

(historical) Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood.

A man's male servant, who takes care of his clothes and performs other personal services.

(archaic) A rogue or scoundrel.

An employee, as in a hotel or on a ship, who performs personal services for guests or passengers.

The jack.

A person who parks and retrieves cars for patrons of restaurants, theaters, and other business establishments.

A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman.

To act as a personal servant to; attend.

Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an impudent varlet.

To work as a valet.

In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack.

A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.

A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.

In medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood

(professional wrestling) 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.

A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.

(US) A person employed to clean or park cars.

A person employed to assist the jockey and trainer at a racecourse.

A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.

A kind of goad or stick with an iron point.

(transitive) To serve (someone) as a valet.

To clean and service (a car), as a valet does.

To leave (a car) with a valet to park it.

A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on a gentleman's person; a body servant.

A kind of goad or stick with a point of iron.

A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer;

Serve as a personal attendant to