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Butler

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noun. The head servant in a household who is usually in charge of food service, the care of silverware, and the deportment of the other servants.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. A man-servant in a household whose principal duty is to take charge of the liquors, plate, etc.; the head male servant of a household.

noun. The title of an official of high rank nominally connected with the importation and supply of wine for the royal table, but having different duties in different countries and at various times.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. 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.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.

noun. 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.

noun. A valet, a male personal attendant.

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

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noun. English poet (1612-1680)

noun. a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

noun. English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)

Word Usage

"It turns out that their butler is actually 20 faces under one of his disguises."

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author manservant poet writer

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Cutler cutler subtler

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attendant bodyguard chambermaid chauffeur coachman

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MC attorney bailiff boy chamberlain