underbutler

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noun

A subordinate or assistant butler.

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Meanings

noununderbutler (plural underbutlers)

plural underbutlers

  1. A subordinate or assistant butler.

    Mr. Britling had to go to the house for instructions, and guided by the underbutler found Lady Homartyn hiding away in the walled Dutch garden behind the dairy.

    1916, HG Wells, Mr Britling Sees it Through, London: Hogarth Press, published 1985, page 171

Origin

From under- + butler.

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APA

underbutler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbutler

MLA

“underbutler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbutler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underbutler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbutler.

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