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Butler

Butler Meaning & Definition
Butler Definition And Meaning

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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