Definition of butler Butler
/bʌˈtlɚ/ - [butler] - but•ler
We found 11 definitions of butler from 6 different sources.
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What does butler mean?
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NounPlural: butlers |
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| butler - a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table | ||
| pantryman | ||
| butler - English poet (1612-1680) | ||
| Samuel Butler | ||
| butler - English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902) | ||
| Samuel Butler | ||
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Wiktionary 
- butler (Noun)
A manservant having charge of wines and liquors. - butler (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. - butler (Noun)
A valet, a male personal attendant. - butler (Verb)
To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- butler (n.)
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.
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butler
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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butler
but′lėr, n. a servant who has charge of the liquors, plate, &c.—v.i. to act as butler.—ns. But′lership, But′lerage; But′lery, the butler's pantry. [Norm. Fr. butuiller—Low L. buticularius. See Bottle.]
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🔤- butler, noun, singular of butlers.
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