varlet
\ VAHR-lit \ , noun;
1. A knavish person; rascal.
2. A. An attendant or servant. B. A page who serves a knight.
Quotes:
Is he not a lying, stinking, contemptible varlet?
-- Jude Morgan, "Indiscretion"
A varlet scrambled forward at once and attempted to wrestle our luggage away from me.
-- Eric Kraft, "On the Wing"
Origin: Varlet is a variation on the French word valet.
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