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butler

noun
/ˈbʌt.lə(ɹ)/UK/ˈbʌt.lɚ/US

Etymology

From Middle English butler, butlere, boteler, botelere, from Old French buttiler, butiller, boteillier (“officer in charge of wine”), from Medieval Latin botellārius, equivalent to bottle + -er. Piecewise doublet of bottler.

  1. derived from botellārius
  2. derived from buttiler
  3. inherited from butler

Definitions

  1. A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.

  2. The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests,…

    The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.

  3. A valet, a male personal attendant.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors

      To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.

    2. A surname.

    3. A male given name.

    4. A placename

      A placename:

The neighborhood

Derived

archbutler, butlerage, butler café, butler cafe, butlerdom, Butler English, butleress, butlerless, butler lie, butlerlike, butlerly, butlership, butler steak, buttle, silent butler, underbutler, what the butler saw, Burnside-Butler syndrome, Butler County, Butler Mons, Butler River, Lake Butler, Mount Butler

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