I. val ‧ et 1 /ˈvælət, ˈvælɪt, ˈvæleɪ $ væˈleɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: vaslet , valet 'young male servant' , from Medieval Latin vassellittus , from vassus ; ⇨ ↑ vassal ]
1 . a male servant who looks after a man’s clothes, serves his meals etc ⇨ maid
2 . ( also valet parker American English ) someone who parks your car for you at a restaurant, hotel etc:
valet service
3 . British English someone who cleans the clothes of people staying in a hotel
II. valet 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive] British English
to clean someone’s car:
a valeting service