About The Word Butler
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Butler
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What's The Definition Of Butler?
[n] a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
Synonyms | Synonyms for Butler: pantryman Related Terms | Find terms related to Butler: attorney | bailiff | boy | chamberlain | chauffeur | coachman | croupier | curator | custodian | driver | emcee | equerry | factor | gardener | gentleman | gillie | guardian | house steward | houseboy | housekeeper | houseman | landreeve | librarian | lord-in-waiting | majordomo | man | manservant | master of ceremonies | MC | proctor | procurator | seneschal | steward | valet | valet de chambre See Also | manservant Butler In Webster's Dictionary \But"ler\, n. [OE. boteler, F. bouteillier a
bottle-bearer, a cupbearer, fr. LL. buticularius, fr.
buticula bottle. See {Bottle} a hollow vessel.]
An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose
principal business it is to take charge of the liquors,
plate, etc.; the head servant in a large house.
The butler and the baker of the king of Egypt. --Gen.
xl. 5.
Your wine locked up, your butler strolled abroad.
--Pope.
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