butlernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbʌt.lər/us/ˈbʌt.lɚ/the most important male servant in a house, usually responsible for organizing the other servants
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Servants, slaves & underlings
- below/above stairs idiom
- clerk
- coolie
- dogsbody
- factotum
- flunky
- labourer
- lackey
- lapdog
- maid
- majordomo
- manservant
- puppet
- retainer
- skivvy
- slave
- slave trade
- slavery
- stair
- valet
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Examples from literature
- Ashe heard the butler moving in the hall and summoned him.
- She had not long been in the cottage when the butler arrived.
- Then the butler entered the room: "Some one wishes to speak to your ladyship on the telephone, immediately," he said.
- Two men were standing there, hat in hand whispering to the butler.
- We have all had quite enough of him,' said her ladyship, as the butler announced dinner.