cupbearer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine

From cup + bearer; attested since 1483.

Tom’s cupbearer was present, and forestalled all his attempts to help himself to wine. — The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain
The men of quality had their cupbearers and carvers, and their buffoons to make them sport. — Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete, Michel de Montaigne
Let the cupbearer go round with the drink-offerings, that we may make them and go home to our rest. — The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original, Homer

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