buttle

but·tle

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buht-l]
- /ˈbʌt l/
- /bˈʌtəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buht-l]
- /ˈbʌt l/

Definitions of buttle word

verb buttle to act as a butler 3
verb without object buttle to work or serve as a butler. 1
verb buttle To serve as or perform the duties of a butler. 0

See all 3 definitions of buttle

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Origin of buttle

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; back formation from butler

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Buttle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Buttle

buttle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

buttle usage trend in Literature

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