[syn: Butler, Samuel Butler]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Butler \But"ler\ (b[u^]t"l[~e]r), 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.
[1913 Webster]
The butler and the baker of the king of Egypt. --Gen.
xl. 5.
[1913 Webster]
Your wine locked up, your butler strolled abroad.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
butler
n 1: a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who
has charge of wines and the table [syn: butler,
pantryman]
2: English novelist who described a fictitious land he called
Erewhon (1835-1902) [syn: Butler, Samuel Butler]
3: English poet (1612-1680) [syn: Butler, Samuel Butler]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "butler":
MC, attorney, bailiff, boy, chamberlain, chauffeur, coachman,
croupier, curator, custodian, driver, emcee, equerry, factor,
gardener, gentleman, gillie, guardian, house steward, houseboy,
housekeeper, houseman, landreeve, librarian, lord-in-waiting,
majordomo, man, manservant, master of ceremonies, proctor,
procurator, seneschal, steward, valet, valet de chambre
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
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.
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Butler -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000): 13010
Housing Units (2000): 5815
Land area (2000): 428.079479 sq. miles (1108.720714 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.442699 sq. miles (8.916548 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 431.522178 sq. miles (1117.637262 sq. km)
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.203382 N, 86.699279 W
Headwords:
Butler
Butler, KY
Butler County
Butler County, KY
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Butler -- U.S. County in Iowa
Population (2000): 15305
Housing Units (2000): 6578
Land area (2000): 580.378565 sq. miles (1503.173518 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.180183 sq. miles (3.056661 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 581.558748 sq. miles (1506.230179 sq. km)
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.735699 N, 92.781090 W
Headwords:
Butler
Butler, IA
Butler County
Butler County, IA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Butler -- U.S. County in Kansas
Population (2000): 59482
Housing Units (2000): 23176
Land area (2000): 1427.850214 sq. miles (3698.114920 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 18.573127 sq. miles (48.104175 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1446.423341 sq. miles (3746.219095 sq. km)
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.752406 N, 96.925607 W
Headwords:
Butler
Butler, KS
Butler County
Butler County, KS
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Butler -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000): 40867
Housing Units (2000): 18707
Land area (2000): 697.539274 sq. miles (1806.618349 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.431861 sq. miles (3.708503 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 698.971135 sq. miles (1810.326852 sq. km)
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 36.723851 N, 90.387743 W
Headwords:
Butler
Butler, MO
Butler County
Butler County, MO
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Butler -- U.S. County in Nebraska
Population (2000): 8767
Housing Units (2000): 3901
Land area (2000): 583.587762 sq. miles (1511.485301 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.820049 sq. miles (2.123917 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 584.407811 sq. miles (1513.609218 sq. km)
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 41.233275 N, 97.134820 W
Headwords:
Butler
Butler, NE
Butler County
Butler County, NE
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Butler -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000): 332807
Housing Units (2000): 129793
Land area (2000): 467.269657 sq. miles (1210.222805 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.930952 sq. miles (7.591130 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 470.200609 sq. miles (1217.813935 sq. km)
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.427856 N, 84.513194 W
Headwords:
Butler
Butler, OH
Butler County
Butler County, OH
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Butler -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 174083
Housing Units (2000): 69868
Land area (2000): 788.533718 sq. miles (2042.292867 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.255129 sq. miles (16.200710 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 794.788847 sq. miles (2058.493577 sq. km)
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.870868 N, 79.929506 W
Headwords:
Butler
Butler, PA
Butler County
Butler County, PA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Butler -- U.S. County in Alabama
Population (2000): 21399
Housing Units (2000): 9957
Land area (2000): 776.867295 sq. miles (2012.076972 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.054881 sq. miles (2.732130 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 777.922176 sq. miles (2014.809102 sq. km)
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 31.735884 N, 86.662232 W
Headwords:
Butler
Butler, AL
Butler County
Butler County, AL
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, NJ -- U.S. borough in New Jersey
Population (2000): 7420
Housing Units (2000): 2923
Land area (2000): 2.079090 sq. miles (5.384817 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.015078 sq. miles (0.039051 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.094168 sq. miles (5.423868 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09040
Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location: 40.999497 N, 74.346326 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butler, NJ
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000): 1952
Housing Units (2000): 945
Land area (2000): 5.599932 sq. miles (14.503756 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.599932 sq. miles (14.503756 sq. km)
FIPS code: 11032
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 32.091526 N, 88.220684 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 36904
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Headwords:
Butler, AL
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 1907
Housing Units (2000): 851
Land area (2000): 3.166799 sq. miles (8.201971 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.011523 sq. miles (0.029845 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.178322 sq. miles (8.231816 sq. km)
FIPS code: 12120
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 32.556779 N, 84.238879 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 31006
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butler, GA
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 921
Housing Units (2000): 386
Land area (2000): 1.075283 sq. miles (2.784969 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.075283 sq. miles (2.784969 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10632
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 40.588906 N, 82.425627 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 44822
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Headwords:
Butler, OH
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 197
Housing Units (2000): 84
Land area (2000): 0.569826 sq. miles (1.475843 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.569826 sq. miles (1.475843 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10149
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 39.198816 N, 89.535635 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 62015
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butler, IL
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 345
Housing Units (2000): 160
Land area (2000): 0.423319 sq. miles (1.096391 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.423319 sq. miles (1.096391 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10450
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.637156 N, 99.185801 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73625
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butler, OK
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, PA -- U.S. city in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 15121
Housing Units (2000): 7402
Land area (2000): 2.694739 sq. miles (6.979341 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.694739 sq. miles (6.979341 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10464
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.860679 N, 79.894796 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butler, PA
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana
Population (2000): 2725
Housing Units (2000): 1075
Land area (2000): 1.788520 sq. miles (4.632246 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.788520 sq. miles (4.632246 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09532
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 41.430166 N, 84.871859 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46721
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butler, IN
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
Population (2000): 17
Housing Units (2000): 7
Land area (2000): 0.609280 sq. miles (1.578029 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.609280 sq. miles (1.578029 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08860
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 45.258174 N, 97.713673 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57219
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butler, SD
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000): 613
Housing Units (2000): 268
Land area (2000): 0.232871 sq. miles (0.603132 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.006216 sq. miles (0.016100 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.239087 sq. miles (0.619232 sq. km)
FIPS code: 11530
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 38.786909 N, 84.370142 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 41006
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butler, KY
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 4209
Housing Units (2000): 1914
Land area (2000): 3.863330 sq. miles (10.005979 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.863330 sq. miles (10.005979 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10054
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 38.258715 N, 94.334982 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 64730
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butler, MO
Butler
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butler, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 1881
Housing Units (2000): 938
Land area (2000): 0.791599 sq. miles (2.050231 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.791599 sq. miles (2.050231 sq. km)
FIPS code: 11475
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 43.107310 N, 88.068963 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 53007
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butler, WI
Butler