Meanings
plural pantlers
- obsoleteThe servant in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great house.
A good shallow young fellow. ’A would have made a pantler; ’a would ha’ chipp’d bread well.
c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]1 more example
Fie, daughter! when my old wife lived, upon This day she was both pantler, butler, cook, Both dame and servant; welcomed all, served all;
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]
Origin
- Middle Englishpanterere
- Englishpantler
From pantelere, a dissimilated variant of Middle English panterere, from panetrie; equivalent to pantry + -er.
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pantler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantler
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