Butler

But·ler  (btlr), 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).

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Butler, Nicholas Murray 1862-1947.

American educator who advocated peace through education. He shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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[Middle English, from Old French bouteillier, bottle bearer, from bouteille, botele, bottle; see bottle.]

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butler [ˈbʌtlə]

n

(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]

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Butler [ˈbʌtlə]

n

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)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	butler - a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table pantryman manservant - a man servant
	2.	Butler - English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902) Samuel Butler
	3.	Butler - English poet (1612-1680) Samuel Butler

Translations

butler [ˈbʌtləʳ] N → mayordomo m

butler [ˈbʌtlə^r] n → maître m d'hôtel

butler

n → Butler m

butler [ˈbʌtləʳ] n → maggiordomo