OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 21682

butler

/ˈbʌt.lə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sommelier (somelié) • sumiller
A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
guardés • mayordomo
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,…
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