n. 1. One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Antiq.) One of the attendants of a prince or noble, permanently charged with the performance of this office for his master. “I was the king's cupbearer.” Neh. i. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cupbearer \Cup"bear`er\ (-b[^a]r`[~e]r), n.
1. One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an
entertainment.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Antiq.) One of the attendants of a prince or noble,
permanently charged with the performance of this office
for his master. "I was the king's cupbearer." --Neh. i.
11.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cupbearer
n 1: the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's
household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
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