butler

Collocations

3

ADJ.

chief, complete, good

The chief butler supervised all the household staff with strict attention to detail.

VERB + BUTLER

asked, don't, hired

The wealthy family hired a butler to manage their household staff and serve dinner guests.

BUTLER + NOUN

baker, butter, cook, dinner, door, flunkeys, mr, things

The butler's door opened slowly as the guests arrived for the evening party.

Definitions

noun

1

A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.

2

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.

“One marble hall, with staircase complete, one butler and three flunkeys to receive a retired sojer who dares to ring the bell. D'you know, old boy, I gave my bowler to the butler, whangee to one flunkey, gloves to another, and there was the fourth poor blighter looking like an orphan at a Mothers' Meeting. …"

3

A valet, a male personal attendant.

verb

1

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

name

1

A surname.

2

A surname.

3

A male given name.

4

A placename:

5

A placename:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who h

pantryman

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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“One marble hall, with staircase complete, one butler and three flunkeys to receive a retired sojer who dares to ring the bell. D'you know, old boy, I gave my bowler to the butler, whangee to one flun

Wiktionary

02

The butler announced Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

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03

I wish I had a butler like Tom.

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04

He has a butler and a cook.

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05

Tom has a butler.

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06

Tom asked the butler for butter.

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