But·ler (b t l r), Benjamin Franklin 1818-1893. 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). |
| Butler, Nicholas Murray 1862-1947. American educator who advocated peace through education. He shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. |
| Butler 1, Samuel 1612-1680. English poet remembered primarily for his three-part work Hudibras (1663-1678), a venomous mock-heroic satire on the Puritans. |
| Butler 2, Samuel 1835-1902. British writer best known for The Way of All Flesh (1903), a semiautobiographical novel satirizing family life in mid-Victorian England. |
| but·ler (btlr) 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. [Middle English, from Old French bouteillier, bottle bearer, from bouteille, botele, bottle; see bottle.] |
butler [ˈbʌtlə]
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(Business / Professions) the male servant of a household in charge of the wines, table, etc.: usually the head servant
[from Old French bouteillier, from bouteille bottle1]
Butler [ˈbʌtlə]
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1. (Biographies / Butler, Joseph (1692-1752) M, English, RELIGION: bishop, RELIGION: theologian, WRITING: author) Joseph. 1692-1752, English bishop and theologian, author of Analogy of Religion (1736)
2. (Biographies / Butler, Josephine (Elizabeth) (1828-1906) F, British, SOCIAL SCIENCE: social reformer) Josephine (Elizabeth). 1828-1906, British social reformer, noted esp for her campaigns against state regulation of prostitution
3. (Biographies / Butler, Reg (1913-1981) M, British, ARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor) Reg, full name Reginald Cotterell Butler. 1913-81, British metal sculptor; his works include The Unknown Political Prisoner (1953)
4. (Biographies / Butler, R(ichard) A(usten), Baron Butler of Saffron Walden (1902-1982) M, British, POLITICS: statesman) 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. (Biographies / Butler, Samuel (1612-1680) M, English, WRITING: poet, WRITING: satirist) Samuel. 1612-80, English poet and satirist; author of Hudibras (1663-78)
6. (Biographies / Butler, Samuel (1835-1902) M, British, WRITING: novelist) Samuel. 1835-1902, British novelist, noted for his satirical work Erewhon (1872) and his autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh (1903)
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| Noun | 1. |  butler - a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the tablemanservant - a man servant |
| 2. | Butler - English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902) | |
| 3. | Butler - English poet (1612-1680) |
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