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cupbearer
[ kuhp-bair-er ]
noun
- a servant who fills and serves wine cups, as in a royal palace or at an elaborate banquet.
cupbearer
/ ˈkʌpˌbɛərə /
noun
- an attendant who fills and serves wine cups, as in a royal household
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cupbearer1
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Example Sentences
Although she was the daughter of Jupiter and Juno, she could no longer serve the gods, and Jupiter sought another cupbearer.
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Jupiter was so pleased with him that he carried him to high Olympus for cupbearer in place of Hebe.
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Malmesbury relates a similar story of King Æthelstan and his cupbearer.
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Now it was the turn of the Hereditary Cupbearer, who rode to the fountain and fetched wine.
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I have been his cupbearer and taster, and as frequently shared his outdoor sports; now hunting with hawk, and now with hound.
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