Butler Definition

bŭtlər
butlers
noun
butlers
A manservant, now usually the head servant of a household, in charge of wines, pantry, table silver, etc.
Webster's New World

A valet, a male personal attendant.

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pronoun

An English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant.

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An Anglicized form of the French surname Boutilier, of similar derivation.

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verb

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

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Other Word Forms of Butler

Noun

Singular:
butler
Plural:
butlers

Origin of Butler

  • Middle English from Old French bouteillier bottle bearer from bouteille, botele bottle bottle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French butiller (“officer in charge of wine”). See bottle.

    From Wiktionary

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