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valet

1 of 2

noun

va·​let ˈva-lət How to pronounce valet (audio) ˈva-(ˌ)lā How to pronounce valet (audio)
va-ˈlā
1
a
: an employee (as of a hotel or a public facility) who performs personal services for customers
b
: a man's male servant who performs personal services (such as taking care of clothing)
2
: a device (such as a rack or tray) for holding clothing or personal effects

valet

2 of 2

verb

valeted; valeting; valets

transitive verb

: to serve as a valet

Example Sentences

Verb She runs her own valeting business.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The benefit will include valet and food truck service, cocktails, a wine pull, a bourbon barrel raffle and live music. Joan Rusek, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022 Residents will receive bespoke, personalized service through a 24-hour concierge, valet, and security and have a range of on-site amenities to enjoy. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2022 Among them: Escondido Beach, accessed via a restaurant’s valet lot. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 As any tip-hungry parking valet will tell you, opening and closing a car door is a thoughtful act of service. Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2022 The King’s body was discovered at 7:30 that morning by his valet. Deborah Hart Strober And Gerald Strober, Town & Country, 3 June 2022 After being informed that the ship would go down, Guggenheim — industrialist, father of three and noted playboy — calmly returned to his stateroom with his valet and donned his dinner suit. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022 Andaya and Chen aren't fans of valet and don't offer it at any of their concepts, so taking a rideshare is definitely recommended. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 27 July 2022 Photos shared on social media showed security outside the front valet entrance of the MGM. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 July 2022
Verb
At night, diners can pull up on Fairfax just north of Wilshire and valet their cars for dinner or drinks. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Dec. 2021 Those dining at Vinsetta Garage currently have to valet park or find street parking. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2020 There are limited free parking spots on site, but guests can valet their car for the day for $30. Catie Wegman, sun-sentinel.com, 9 July 2019 Roughly 100 Carpenter agents and staff members volunteer to make the Golf Classic a reality, checking in golfers, valeting cars, and helping organize and set up for the day. Stacey Mckenna, Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2019 The following morning, Hawk walked the streets of L.A. searching for Spencer’s car; it had been valeted at a restaurant instead of the hotel. Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 2 July 2018 In 2016, Volvo announced a trial concierge service that allows Bay Area S90 and XC90 owners to get their cars refueled, serviced, or valeted through a smartphone app. Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2018 Not the sort of thing that impresses Angelenos, so blasé about celebrities and rich kids valeting their supercars at restaurants. Jack Stewart, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2018 At the company's top-tier properties, expect to pay more than $21 to valet park for short stays of two hours or less. Jay Jones, latimes.com, 31 Jan. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English vadlet, valet, varlet "male servant, groom, knight's attendant," borrowed from Anglo-French, "young man of noble birth serving a lord, boy, servant," going back to Gallo-Romance *vassellittus, diminutive of *vassellus, diminutive of early Medieval Latin vassus "serf, servant, vassal" — more at vassal

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Verb

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of valet was in the 14th century

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