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butler

/ˈbʌt.lə/

/ˈbʌt.lɚ/

butlernoun

butlers

/ˈbʌt.lə/

/ˈbʌt.lɚ/

Translations

The butler served dinner in the grand dining room.

Дворецкий подал ужин в большом обеденном зале.

Definitions

A person employed to manage the household and serve as a personal attendant to the employer, typically in a large house.

The butler greeted the guests at the door and showed them to the dining room.

Historically, a servant in charge of the wine cellar and dining arrangements in a large household.

In medieval England, the butler guarded the keys to the lord's wine cellar.

Synonyms

butlerverb

butlered

Past Simple

butlered

Past Participle

butlering

Gerund

/ˈbʌt.lə/

/ˈbʌt.lɚ/

Rare but attested verb meaning ‘to work or serve as a butler’.

Definitions

To work or serve in the capacity of a butler.

During college he butlered for an elderly couple on weekends.

butleradjective

Used attributively to describe items or services characteristic of a butler.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a butler or of butler service.

The resort offers butler service to its premium guests.