butleringn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtlərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbətlərɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: butler n., butler v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < butler n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < butler v. + -ing suffix¹.

The practice or profession of being a butler.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > butler > office or action of

butlership1462

butleringa1739

buttling1918

a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) II. iv. vii. 314 The calling he is of allows of no catering nor butlering.

1778 Morning Post 19 Dec. (advt.) Wants a place, a young man..who understands the butlering business, having served in those capacities in his former places.

1853 Blackburn Standard 27 July I was employed by Mr. Watson for butlering.

1887 Contributor Aug. 391/2 I've never seen the day yet when I couldn't do my own butlering and still have time for my other work.

1941 W. Lewis Vulgar Streak xxv. 228 Now he was a ‘char-man’, but what of that? Did his own butlering too.

2016 Irish Independent (Nexis) 9 Apr. (Weekend section) Butlering may seem like it belongs to the era of Downton Abbey, but it's actually a modern and in-demand profession.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	butlering
释义	butleringn. Brit. /ˈbʌtlərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbətlərɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: butler n., butler v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < butler n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < butler v. + -ing suffix¹. The practice or profession of being a butler. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > butler > office or action of butlership1462 butleringa1739 buttling1918 a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) II. iv. vii. 314 The calling he is of allows of no catering nor butlering. 1778 Morning Post 19 Dec. (advt.) Wants a place, a young man..who understands the butlering business, having served in those capacities in his former places. 1853 Blackburn Standard 27 July I was employed by Mr. Watson for butlering. 1887 Contributor Aug. 391/2 I've never seen the day yet when I couldn't do my own butlering and still have time for my other work. 1941 W. Lewis Vulgar Streak xxv. 228 Now he was a ‘char-man’, but what of that? Did his own butlering too. 2016 Irish Independent (Nexis) 9 Apr. (Weekend section) Butlering may seem like it belongs to the era of Downton Abbey, but it's actually a modern and in-demand profession. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1739
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