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Word: butler (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
  • proscribed A valet, a male personal attendant.
  • 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.

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Proper noun:

  • An Anglicized form of the French surname ''Boutilier'', of similar derivation.
  • An English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant.

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Verb:

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

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