butler

Definition of Butler in English :

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Noun

1. butler, pantryman

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

pantryman

2. butler, samuel butler

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

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3. butler, samuel butler

English poet (1612-1680)

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Butler

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noun

the male servant of a household in charge of the wines, table, etc: usually the head servant

noun

1.

Joseph. 1692–1752, English bishop and theologian, author of Analogy of Religion (1736)

2.

Josephine (Elizabeth). 1828–1906, British social reformer, noted esp for her campaigns against state regulation of prostitution

3.

Reg, full name Reginald Cotterell Butler. 1913–81, British metal sculptor; his works include The Unknown Political Prisoner (1953)

4.

R(ichard) A(usten), Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, known as Rab Butler. 1902–82, British Conservative politician: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1951–55); Home Secretary (1957–62); Foreign Secretary (1963–64)

5.

Samuel. 1612–80, English poet and satirist; author of Hudibras (1663–78)

6.

Samuel. 1835–1902, British novelist, noted for his satirical work Erewhon (1872) and his autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh (1903)

Butler

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1.

Benjamin Franklin1818-93; U.S. politician & Union general in the Civil War

2.

Joseph1692-1752; Eng. theologian & bishop

3.

Samuel1612-80; Eng. satirical poet

4.

Samuel1835-1902; Eng. novelist

noun

a manservant, now usually the head servant of a household, in charge of wines, pantry, table silver, etc.

Butler

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English poet remembered primarily for his three-part work Hudibras (1663-1678), a venomous mock-heroic satire on the Puritans.

British writer best known for Erewhon (1872), a utopian fantasy, and The Way of All Flesh (1903), a semiautobiographical novel satirizing family life in mid-Victorian England.

American educator and president of Columbia University (1902-1945) who advocated peace through education. He shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.

American army officer and politician. His harsh rule as military governor of New Orleans (May-December 1862) led to charges of corruption and Butler's removal. He later opened the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson (1868).

n.

The head servant in a household who is usually in charge of food service, the care of silverware, and the deportment of the other servants.

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