person who fills and serves wineglasses
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Cupbearer Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment.
One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment.
(n.)
One of the attendants of a prince or noble, permanently charged with the performance of this office for his master.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOne of the attendants of a prince or noble, permanently charged with the performance of this office for his master.
cupbearer
\cup"bear`er\ (-bâr`&etilde;r), n.
1. one whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment.
2. (antiq.) one of the attendants of a prince or noble, permanently charged with the performance of this office for his master. "i was the king's cupbearer." i. 11.
Noun
1. the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
(hypernym) attendant, attender, tender
Cupbearer Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A cup-bearer was an officer of high rank in royal courts, whose duty it was to serve the drinks at the royal table. On account of the constant fear of plots and intrigues, a person must be regarded as thoroughly trustworthy to hold this position. He must guard against poison in the king's cup, and was sometimes required to swallow some of the wine before serving it. His confidential relations with the king often gave him a position of great influence. The position of cup bearer is greatly valued and given to only a select few throughout history. Qualifications for the job were not held lightly but of high esteem valued for their beauty and even more for their modesty, industriousness and courage.
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Cupbearer Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
an officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian and Assyrian as well as Jewish monarchs. (1 Kings 10:5) It was his duty to fill the king's cup and present it to him personally. (Nehemiah 1:11) The chief cupbearer, or butler, to the king of Egypt was the means of raising Joseph to his high position. (Genesis 40:1,21; 41:9)
