Butler
- Proper noun. An English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant.
- Proper noun. An Anglicized form of the French surname ''Boutilier'', of similar derivation.
- Noun. A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
- Noun. 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.
- Noun. A valet, a male personal attendant.
- Verb. To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.
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