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cupbearer


cup·bear·er

noun \ˈkəp-ˌber-ər\

Definition of CUPBEARER

: one who has the duty of filling and handing around the cups in which wine is served
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First Known Use of CUPBEARER

15th century

Rhymes with CUPBEARER

casebearer, crossbearer, declarer, despairer, forbearer, forebearer, furbearer, impairer, live-bearer, pallbearer, repairer, seafarer, talebearer, torchbearer, trainbearer, wayfarer

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