1
: a manservant having charge of the 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
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This mountaintop retreat offers supreme seclusion perfect for honeymooners, who can bask in their private infinity pools and enjoy personalized butler service at this too-good-to-be-true escape.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
Expect a healthy dose of mountain charm with the most high-end touches like an on-call butler service, guest rooms decked in fine linens, a world-class on-site spa, multiple heated outdoor pools (perfect for a post-slopes soak), and a five-minute walk to the base of Aspen Mountain.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
All of them follow this corpulent detective, Nero, who lives in a town house with his butler, Fritz.
—The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The new wave of all-inclusives is all about luxury, offering enticements from gourmet à la carte dining to personal butler service to high-end experiences unique to their locales.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
Expect a healthy dose of mountain charm with the most high-end touches like an on-call butler service, guest rooms decked in fine linens, a world-class on-site spa, multiple heated outdoor pools (perfect for a post-slopes soak), and a five-minute walk to the base of Aspen Mountain.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
All of them follow this corpulent detective, Nero, who lives in a town house with his butler, Fritz.
—The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The new wave of all-inclusives is all about luxury, offering enticements from gourmet à la carte dining to personal butler service to high-end experiences unique to their locales.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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butler
noun
but·ler
ˈbət-lər 
: a chief male household servant
Etymology
Middle English buteler "household servant in charge of wines," from early French butiller (same meaning), from botele "bottle," derived from Latin buttis "cask"
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Benjamin Franklin 1818–1893 American general and politician
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Joseph 1692–1752 English theologian
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Nicholas Murray 1862–1947 American educator; president Columbia University (1901–45)
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Samuel 1612–1680 English satirical poet
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Samuel 1835–1902 English novelist and satirist
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