As nouns the difference between sutler and butler
is that sutler is a person who follows an army, selling provisions while butler is a manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
As a verb butler is
to buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.
As a proper noun Butler is
{{surname|A=An English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant|from=Middle English}.
sutler
English
Noun
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en noun)
A person who follows an army, selling provisions.
Related terms
* sutle, sutling
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butler
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.
* 1929 , Baldwyn Dyke Acland, Filibuster , Chapter 2
*:“One marble hall, with staircase complete, one butler' and three to one flunkey, gloves to another, and there was the fourth poor blighter looking like an orphan at a Mothers' Meeting. …"
A valet, a male personal attendant.
Derived terms
* buttle (backformation)
Verb
(
en verb)
To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.
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