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

Noun

the head manservant of a household, in charge of the wines, table, etc. [Old French bouteille bottle]

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

butler [ˈbʌtləʳ] n → maître m d'hôtel

butler [ˈbʌtləʳ] n → Butler m

butler [ˈbʌtləʳ] n → maggiordomo