Meaning & use

butle

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to work as, or perform the duties of, a butler

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He joked that he had to butle for the weekend when his boss asked him to serve drinks at the dinner party.

The hotel trains its staff to butle for guests in the exclusive top-floor suites.

A note on using this word

This is a humorous back-formation from the noun 'butler,' used informally rather than in formal writing.

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