butler en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbʌt.lɚ/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈbʌt.lə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- bŭtʹ-lər (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.
Meanings
- A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
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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.
“One marble hall, with staircase complete, one butler and three flunkeys to receive a retired sojer who dares to ring the bell. D'you know, old boy, I gave my bowler to the butler, whangee to one flunkey, gloves to another, and there was the fourth poor blighter looking like an orphan at a Mothers' Meeting. …"
1929, Baldwyn Dyke Acland, chapter 2, in Filibuster:
- A valet, a male personal attendant.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| butlers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
butlership · underbutler · butler café · silent butler · butlerless · archbutler · butlerlike · butlerage · butler lie · what the butler saw · buttle · butler cafe · butlerdom · Butler English · butlerly · butler steak · butleress
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (72)
cmn 管家 (chief male servant) · cs vrchní sluha (chief male servant) · sv butler (chief male servant) · es sommelier (somelié) (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · uk дворе́цький (chief male servant) · ja ソムリエ (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · sh ба̏тлер (chief male servant) · ro chelar (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · fi sommelier (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · be камерды́нер (chief male servant) · ro majordom (chief male servant) · tr kahya (chief male servant) · ru дворе́цкий (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · be мажардо́м (chief male servant) · ro pivnicer (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · ota سفرهجی (chief male servant) · gl mordomo (chief male servant) · uk мажордо́м (chief male servant) · el αρχιοικονόμος (chief male servant) · ru камерди́нер (chief male servant) · ko 집사 (chief male servant) · fi hovimestari (chief male servant) · cmn 管家 (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · cmn 執事 /执事 (chief male servant) · nl butler (chief male servant) · no bøtler (chief male servant) · cs majordomus (chief male servant) · ar قَهْرَمَان (chief male servant) · he רַב מְשָׁרְתִים (chief male servant) · es mayordomo (chief male servant) · sh bȁtler (chief male servant) · la prōmus (chief male servant) · ca sommelier (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · fa پیشخدمت (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · mk слу́жител (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · eo ĉefservisto (chief male servant) · da butler (chief male servant) · ru мажордо́м (chief male servant) · gd buidealair (chief male servant) · ru домоправи́тель (chief male servant) · ca majordom (chief male servant) · fr majordome (chief male servant) · es sumiller (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · mk ба́тлер (chief male servant) · de Butler (chief male servant) · bg иконо́м (chief male servant) · be дварэ́цкі (chief male servant) · sv betjänt (chief male servant) · ro somelier (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · mk слу́жител (chief male servant) · gl sumiller (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · nb butler (chief male servant) · ja 執事 (chief male servant) · hi ख़ानसामा (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · egy W22-W-A1 (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · fr sommelier (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · uk камерди́нер (chief male servant) · it maggiordomo (chief male servant) · pl kamerdyner (chief male servant) · es guardés (chief male servant) · pt mordomo (chief male servant) · pt mordomo (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · ar كَبِير خَدَم (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · ko 소믈리에 (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · hi ख़ानसामाँ (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · it costituente (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · vi quản gia (chief male servant) · id pelayan (chief male servant) · he בֶּן מֶשֶׁק הַבַּיִת (chief male servant) · ur خانسامان (manservant having charge of wines and liquors) · ru дворе́цкий (chief male servant) · cmn 男僕 /男仆 (manservant having charge of wines and liquors)