Definition of BUTLER

butler

Meanings

Plural: butlers

Noun

  • a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
  • English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)
  • English poet (1612-1680)
  • A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
  • 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.
  • A valet, a male personal attendant.

Verb

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

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

footman, pantryman, Samuel Butler

Scrabble Score: 8

butler is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
butler is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
butler is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

butler is a valid Words With Friends word