- the chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.
- a male servant having charge of the wines and liquors.
- a tray or other receptacle used to serve drinks or food.
- to serve (drinks, hors d’oeuvres, etc.) by walking around among guests:Our waitstaff will butler cocktails on silver trays. The butlered appetizers are all gluten-free.
- U.S. politician and a Union general in the Civil War.
- English bishop, theologian, and author.
- U.S. educator: president of Columbia University 1902–45; Nobel Peace Prize 1931.
- U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1923–39.
- English poet.
- English novelist, essayist, and satirist.
- U.S. Marine Corps general.
- a city in W Pennsylvania.
- the male servant of a household in charge of the wines, table, etc: usually the head servant
- Joseph . 1692–1752, English bishop and theologian, author of Analogy of Religion (1736)
- Josephine (Elizabeth). 1828–1906, British social reformer, noted esp for her campaigns against state regulation of prostitution
- Reg, full name Reginald Cotterell Butler . 1913–81, British metal sculptor; his works include The Unknown Political Prisoner (1953)
- R (ichard) A (usten), Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, known as Rab Butler . 1902–82, British Conservative politician: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1951–55); Home Secretary (1957–62); Foreign Secretary (1963–64)
- Samuel . 1612–80, English poet and satirist; author of Hudibras (1663–78)
- Samuel . 1835–1902, British novelist, noted for his satirical work Erewhon (1872) and his autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh (1903)
