Butler

  1. Proper noun.  An English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant.
  2. Proper noun.  An Anglicized form of the French surname ''Boutilier'', of similar derivation.
  3. Noun.  A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
  4. 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.
  5. Noun.  A valet, a male personal attendant.
  6. Verb.  To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.

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