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cupbearer

[kuhp-bair-er]

noun

a servant who fills and serves wine cups, as in a royal palace or at an elaborate banquet.

Origin:
1375–1425; Middle English cuppe-berer. See cup, bearer

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cupbearer (ˈkʌpˌbɛərə)

—n
	an attendant who fills and serves wine cups, as in a royal household

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