Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who fills and distributes cups of wine, as in a royal household.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An attendant at a feast who conveys wine or other liquors to the guests.
- noun Formerly, an officer of the household of a prince or noble, who tasted the wine before handing it to his master.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment.
- noun (Antiq.) One of the attendants of a prince or noble, permanently charged with the performance of this office for his master.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One whose profession in general, or role in a particular event, is to carry a cup.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
Etymologies
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Examples
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Among the prisoners were Pharaoh's baker and cupbearer.
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His youngest daughter, Hebe, goddess of beauty and youth—sometimes known as the patron goddess of the young bride and an attendant of the goddess Aphrodite—was his cupbearer.
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His youngest daughter, Hebe, goddess of beauty and youth—sometimes known as the patron goddess of the young bride and an attendant of the goddess Aphrodite—was his cupbearer.
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Among the prisoners were Pharaoh's baker and cupbearer.
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The cupbearer told the pharaoh about Joseph, and suddenly, he found himself standing in front of the ruler of the most powerful nation on earth to interpret his dreams.
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Joseph interpreted them; and as he predicted, the cupbearer was restored to his role, but the baker was executed.
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Can this possibly be the same vibrant woman as the appealingly windswept Hebe, cupbearer to the gods, who here stands, sedate, a society matron in a subdued gown, her hairdo impossibly high, in a lovely garden, plucking blooms from a rosebush, looking off into the distance, whilst her spaniel gazes adoringly at her feet?
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Years later, the pharaoh had trouble with two of his servants, the baker and the cupbearer, so he sentenced them to prison.
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Can this possibly be the same vibrant woman as the appealingly windswept Hebe, cupbearer to the gods, who here stands, sedate, a society matron in a subdued gown, her hairdo impossibly high, in a lovely garden, plucking blooms from a rosebush, looking off into the distance, whilst her spaniel gazes adoringly at her feet?
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The cupbearer promised to help Joseph get out of prison, but he forgot about him—until the pharaoh also had disturbing dreams.
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