butler

Speech parts

1. butler - Noun

2. butler - Verb

3. Butler - Proper noun

Meaning

An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose principal business it is to take charge of the liquors, plate, etc.; the head servant in a large house.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

footman servant valet steward major-domo pantryman head servant batman boniface chamberlain lackey houseman tapper coachman scullion
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Antonyms

lord householder proprietress host leader agent
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Hypernyms

manservant

Phrases with the word

butler's pantry Burnside-Butler syndrome stephen butler leacock butler's assistant butler's steak hushed butler

Anagrams

turbel trubel

Examples

Ah, the patter of little feet around the house. There's nothing like having a midget for a butler. W. C. Fields

I'd like to thank Sony for their gracious hospitality, and for not repeatedly punching me in the face. If I seem a little nervous, it's because Kevin Butler was introduced to me backstage as the VP of sharpening things. Gabe Newell

My pet, the world can forgive practically anything except people who mind their own business" - Rhett Butler. Margaret Mitchell

As we at all times criticise the Premier for his management of home affairs, call Mr Butler a fool for his Budget, find fault with Beecham's conducting, or Gielgud's performance, can we not, sometimes, say that our cricketers are not quite so brilliant as usual? Margaret Hughes

There is never enmity between the cook and the butler. Italian Proverb

An empty cellar makes an angry butler. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Butko Butland butle butler cafe Butler County Butler English