Butler Definition

bŭtlər

butlers

noun

butlers

A manservant, now usually the head servant of a household, in charge of wines, pantry, table silver, etc.

Webster's New World

A valet, a male personal attendant.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

pronoun

An English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant.

Wiktionary

An Anglicized form of the French surname Boutilier, of similar derivation.

Wiktionary

verb

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

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Butler

Singular:

butler

Plural:

butlers

Middle English from Old French bouteillier bottle bearer from bouteille, botele bottle bottle

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French butiller (“officer in charge of wine”). See bottle.

From Wiktionary