English noun: butler | |||
1. | butler (person) a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table | ||
Synonyms | pantryman | ||
Broader (hypernym) | manservant | ||
2. | Butler (person) English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902) | ||
Synonyms | Samuel Butler | ||
Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
3. | Butler (person) English poet (1612-1680) | ||
Synonyms | Samuel Butler | ||
Instance hypernym | poet | ||