a pantry in a large house where crockery, glassware, cutlery, etc is kept
butler's pantry in American English
a serving pantry between the kitchen and the dining room
butler's pantry in American English
noun
a service room between a kitchen and dining room, typically equipped with counters, a sink, and storage space for china and silver
Word origin
[1810–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, duplex, dynamic, triangulation, zombie
Examples of 'butler's pantry' in a sentence
butler's pantry
The other was to show us the refinements made to the butler's pantry.
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British expats will like its trad layout, with polished hardwood floors, open fireplaces, a butler's pantry and a playroom; there's a pool in the garden.
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The kitchen is one of the talking points of the house, with a listed former jury box which is used as a butler's pantry.
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Many homeowners swear by a walk-in larder — or, if it's a larger room, a butler's pantry.
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The old kitchen is now my sitting room, the old butler's pantry is our kitchen and the housemaid's sitting room isthe dining room.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The butler's pantry has been reinvented as the servery, a halfway house between kitchen and dining room.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Glance, if you have a moment, at the billiard room, the state drawing room and the butler's pantry.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The rear hall leads to a breakfast room, kitchen, tank room, butler's pantry, boiler room and cellar.
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The butler's pantry and the parlour maid's sitting room are exactly as they would have been in the 19th century.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The room is about 40ft long and was once the servants' kitchen and butler's pantry.