Butler

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biographical name (1)

Samuel 1612–1680 English satirical poet

Butler

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biographical name (2)

Samuel 1835–1902 English novelist and satirist

Kids Definition

butler

noun

but·​ler ˈbət-lər 

: a chief male household servant

Etymology

Noun

Middle English buteler "household servant in charge of wines," from early French butiller (same meaning), from botele "bottle," derived from Latin buttis "cask"