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butler

/ˈbʌt.lɚ/

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What does butler mean?

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.
  3. A valet, a male personal attendant.
More meanings (32)

verb

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

proper noun

  1. An English and Irish surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation], for someone who was a butler or wine servant.
  2. An Anglicized form of the French Boutilier, Boutillier, Bouthillier surname from French of similar derivation.
  3. A male given name.
  4. A town, the county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama.
  5. A populated place in Mohave County, Arizona.
  6. A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
  7. A small city, the county seat of Taylor County, Georgia.
  8. A small village in Montgomery County, Illinois.
  9. A small city in DeKalb County, Indiana.
  10. A home rule city in Pendleton County, Kentucky.
  11. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  12. A city, the county seat of Bates County, Missouri.
  13. A borough of Morris County, New Jersey.
  14. A town in Wayne County, New York.
  15. A village in Richland County, Ohio.
  16. A town in Custer County, Oklahoma.
  17. A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
  18. A city, the county seat of Butler County, Pennsylvania.
  19. A tiny town in Day County, South Dakota.
  20. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Tennessee.
  21. An unincorporated community in Freestone County, Texas.
  22. An unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas.
  23. A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
  24. A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
  25. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Butler Township.
  26. A location in Canada
  27. An unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.
  28. A locality in South Australia.
  29. An outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
  30. Ellipsis of Butler County.
  31. Ellipsis of Butler River.
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There were among the men of Marion some who were connected with persons who had suffered by the atrocities of Butler.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843
"I guess he's picketing your place to try and steal the formula for eggs Samuel Butler," said Aubrey, and they both laughed.
Christopher MorleyThe Haunted BookshopProject Gutenberg ebook #172
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All these were left to the two old servants, especially to the butler, who was plainly the central pillar of the house.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe innocence of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #204
A little after ten the same night Butler entered a hotel at a place called Blueskin, some twelve miles distant from Dunedin.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
“If you do, you son of a—” hissed the butler, “I’ll mash in your face for you before you get out of here!”
Upton SinclairThe JungleProject Gutenberg ebook #140