butler English

Meaning butler meaning

What does butler mean?

Definitions in simple English

butler Noun

— A butler is the main male servant in a large household that controls several other employees.

butler

— noun a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

Butler

— noun English poet (1612-1680)

— noun English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)

Synonyms butler synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as butler?

butler English » English

steward

pantryman

seneschal

majordomo

cup-bearer

attendant

topsman

saving

saver

quartermaster

major-domo

maitre d’hotel

maitre d’

maid

jemadar

housekeeper

house-steward

headwaiter

head of servants

deacon

court official

chief steward

chamberlain

captain

Butler English » English

Samuel Butler

Topics butler topics

What do people use butler to talk about?

Social behavior Authority Submit to authority

Serve

• What words refer to a servant who works in a house?
  butler maid chambermaid housemaid houseboy

Daily life Food Food preparation

Serve food

• Who serves food?
  servant waiter waitress butler

Daily life

Manage a house

• What words refer to a household servant?
  maid butler valet domestic servant house help household staff

Work and occupation Work

Worker

• What words refer to a person who works in a particular place?
  butler (house) field hand farm hand (fields) ranch hand (ranch)

Work and occupation Working with buildings Parts of a building

Door

• What is a person called who guards the door or gate, and answers when visitors come?
  doorkeeper doorman butler gatekeeper watchman guard

Examples butler examples

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Simple sentences

The butler announced Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

He has a butler and a cook.

Tom has a butler.

The butler opened the door.

Tom has a butler and a cook.

The butler brought Tom his coffee.

The butler brought me my coffee into the library.

Tom is Mary's butler.

I would never have thought that the murderer was the butler.

Movie subtitles

The general did it cleaner than the butler.

Put on the butler's clothes and say the colonel's not home.

Pardon me. Are you related to the butler?

What a striking resemblance between you and the butler.

What's the difference between a king and a butler?

You see, the butler and the chauffeur were fighting. and I had to get between them.

No aspic for dinner. and Ricky in jail and Gustave dying, for all I know. and a new butler tonight, and that Vance woman coming in.

Now suppose you kind of get on the phone and kind of tell the butler to jump in a cab and bring that coat down here right away.

Madam Karenina's butler wants to see her.

Don't you know? That's Rhett Butler. He's from Charleston.

Mr. Butler's been up North, I hear.

I hear you were turned out of West Point, Mr. Rhett Butler.

That's what you can expect from somebody like Rhett Butler.

If you'll excuse me, Mr. Butler's our guest. I think I'll just show him around.

Are you related to the butler?

Well, the butler said I could stay.

Lad. Oh, butler. Would you show this gentlemen the swimming pool?

The butler told me you were here.

You wouldn't dream he's Lord Straighton's butler.

I told the butler I'm your doctor.

That Whitcomb is a fine butler.

That's Rhett Butler.

If you'll excuse me, Mr. Butler's our guest.

I WAS STANDING RIGHT HERE LOOKING AT THAT PAINTING WHEN MY BUTLER HANDED ME A LETTER.

The butler said they took you to a hospital.

Well, that butler we slugged on the crosby job croaked.

You're probably the worst butler I ever had.

Now, gentlemen. Mr. Butler's been up North, I hear.

None other than our friend from Charleston. Captain Rhett Butler!

Captain Butler, such a pleasure to see you again.

Did you meet Captain Butler at Twelve Oaks, Scarlett?

Yes, Captain Butler, I remember you.

News and current affairs

Lambert and Butler identify four main weaknesses of European universities that must be addressed.