cupbearer
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
cupbearer
- /ˈkʌpˌbɛəɹə/ UK
- /ˈkʌpˌbɛɹɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From cup + bearer; attested since 1483.
noun cupbearers · cup bearer · cup-bearer
-
One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.
[W]hile the King [Edward the Confessor] and Godwine [Godwin, Earl of Wessex] ſate at the table, accompanied with others of the nobilitie, it chanced the Cupbearer (as he brought wine to the bourd) to ſlip with the one foote, and yet by good ſtrength of his other leg, to recouer himſelfe without fall
Similar: cupper
Translations
Every language
noun one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
| Español | copero, copera |
|---|---|
| Português | copeiro, copeira |
| Français | échanson, échansonne |
| Deutsch | Mundschenk, Schenk, Mundschenkin, Schenkin |
| Italiano | coppiere, coppiera |
| Ελληνικά | οινοχόος oinochóos |
| Română | paharnic, ceașnic, păhărniceasă |
| Русский | виноче́рпий vinočérpij, обер-ше́нк ober-šénk |
| العربية | سَاقٍ sāqin, سَاقِيَة sāqiya, سَاقِي sāqī |
Talk about this word "cupbearer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cupbearer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cupbearer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cupbearer "cupbearer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cupbearer.Cite this
@misc{cupbearer_2026,
title = {cupbearer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cupbearer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
