cupbearer

American  

[kuhp-bair-er] / ˈkʌpˌbɛər ər /

noun

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

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cupbearer British  

/ ˈkʌpˌbɛərə /

noun

1. an attendant who fills and serves wine cups, as in a royal household

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Etymology

Origin of cupbearer

First recorded in 1375–1425, cupbearer is from the Middle English word cuppe-berer. See cup, bearer

Example Sentences

It was also the site of one of my favorite random “Thrones” subplots, when Tywin Lannister was based there during the War of the Five Kings and Arya was undercover as his cupbearer.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022

One of his forbears was cupbearer to Louis XIV; an other lost his head in the French Revolution.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sometimes she appears as cupbearer to the gods; sometimes that office is held by Ganymede, a beautiful young Trojan prince who was seized and carried up to Olympus by Zeus’s eagle.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Her duties were lighter as Lord Bolton's cupbearer than they had been under Weese or even Pinkeye, though they required dressing like a page and washing more than she liked.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

And if they do, what ofitl I’m my lord’s own cupbearer.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin