4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Butler  \But"ler\,  n.  [OE.  boteler,  F.  bouteillier  a 
  bottle-bearer,  a  cupbearer,  fr  LL  buticularius  fr 
  buticula  bottle.  See  {Bottle}  a  hollow  vessel.] 
  An  officer  in  a  king's  or  a  nobleman's  household,  whose 
  principal  business  it  is  to  take  charge  of  the  liquors, 
  plate,  etc.;  the  head  servant  in  a  large  house. 
 
  The  butler  and  the  baker  of  the  king  of  Egypt.  --Gen. 
  xl  5. 
 
  Your  wine  locked  up  your  butler  strolled  abroad. 
  --Pope. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  butler 
  n  :  a  manservant  (usually  the  head  servant  of  a  household)  who 
  has  charge  of  wines  and  the  table  [syn:  {pantryman}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Butler,  AL  (city,  FIPS  11032) 
  Location:  32.09384  N,  88.21672  W 
  Population  (1990):  1872  (820  housing  units) 
  Area:  12.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  36904 
  Butler,  GA  (city,  FIPS  12120) 
  Location:  32.55706  N,  84.23750  W 
  Population  (1990):  1673  (708  housing  units) 
  Area:  8.2  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  31006 
  Butler,  IL  (village,  FIPS  10149) 
  Location:  39.19792  N,  89.53401  W 
  Population  (1990):  156  (72  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.2  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  62015 
  Butler,  IN  (city,  FIPS  9532) 
  Location:  41.42917  N,  84.87061  W 
  Population  (1990):  2601  (1019  housing  units) 
  Area:  3.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  46721 
  Butler,  KY  (city,  FIPS  11530) 
  Location:  38.78792  N,  84.37072  W 
  Population  (1990):  625  (241  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  41006 
  Butler,  MO  (city,  FIPS  10054) 
  Location:  38.25932  N,  94.33939  W 
  Population  (1990):  4099  (1916  housing  units) 
  Area:  9.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  64730 
  Butler,  NJ  (borough,  FIPS  9040) 
  Location:  40.99940  N,  74.34673  W 
  Population  (1990):  7392  (2750  housing  units) 
  Area:  5.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Butler,  OH  (village,  FIPS  10632) 
  Location:  40.58641  N,  82.42006  W 
  Population  (1990):  968  (373  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  44822 
  Butler,  OK  (town,  FIPS  10450) 
  Location:  35.63605  N,  99.18541  W 
  Population  (1990):  341  (150  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  73625 
  Butler,  PA  (city,  FIPS  10464) 
  Location:  40.86187  N,  79.89674  W 
  Population  (1990):  15714  (7414  housing  units) 
  Area:  7.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Butler,  SD  (town,  FIPS  8860) 
  Location:  45.25818  N,  97.71122  W 
  Population  (1990):  17  (9  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.9  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  57219 
  Butler,  TN 
  Zip  code(s):  37640 
  Butler,  WI  (village,  FIPS  11475) 
  Location:  43.10835  N,  88.07225  W 
  Population  (1990):  2079  (949  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  53007 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Butler 
  properly  a  servant  in  charge  of  the  wine  (Gen.  40:1-13;  41:9). 
  The  Hebrew  word  _mashkeh_,  thus  translated  is  rendered  also 
  (plural)  "cup-bearers"  (1  Kings  10:5;  2  Chr.  9:4).  Nehemiah 
  (1:11)  was  cup-bearer  to  king  Artaxerxes.  It  was  a  position  of 
  great  responsibility  and  honour  in  royal  households. 
 

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