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Added 9 October 2026

butler

/ˈbʌt.lə(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: prōmus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about butler at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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).

Origin

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.

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