different between butler vs chambermaid

English

Etymology

From Middle English butler, butlere, boteler, botelere, from Old French buttiler, butiller, boteillier (“officer in charge of wine”), from Medieval Latin botell?rius, equivalent to bottle +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?t.l?(?)/
• (US) enPR: b?t?-l?r, IPA^(key): /?b?t.l?/
• Rhymes: -?tl?(?)
• Hyphenation: but?ler

Noun

butler (plural butlers)

1. A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
2. The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.
3. A valet, a male personal attendant.

Derived terms

• buttle (backformation)

Related terms

• butt (large cask)

Translations

Verb

butler (third-person singular simple present butlers, present participle butlering, simple past and past participle butlered)

1. To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.

References

Anagrams

• turbel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English butler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?t.l?r/
• Hyphenation: but?ler

Noun

butler m (plural butlers, diminutive butlertje n)

1. A butler (chief male servant of a household; valet; booze manservant).

English

Etymology

From chamber +? maid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?e?m.b?(?).me?d/

Noun

chambermaid (plural chambermaids)

1. A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.

Related terms

• see chamber

Translations