cupbearer

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkʌpˌbɛəɹə/
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• General-American: /ˈkʌpˌbɛɹɚ/
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From cup + bearer; attested since 1483.

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: سَاقٍ (sāqin) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Arabic: سَاقِيَة (sāqiya) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Arabic: سَاقِي (sāqī) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Belarusian: обер-шэ́нк (objer-šénk) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Bengali: সাকী (śaki) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Bulgarian: виноче́рпец (vinočérpec) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Catalan: coper — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Catalan: copera — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Czech: šenk — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Czech: číšník — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Czech: číšnice — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Danish: mundskænk — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Dutch: schenker — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Egyptian: wbA-bA (wbꜣ) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Esperanto: pokalisto — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Faroese: skeinkjari — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Finnish: juomanlaskija — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• French: échanson — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• French: échansonne — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Georgian: მწდე (mc̣de) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Georgian: მერიქიფე (merikipe) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• German: Mundschenk — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• German: Schenk — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• German: Mundschenkin — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• German: Schenkin — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Greek: οινοχόος (oinochóos) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Ancient Greek: οἰνοχόος (oinokhóos) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Ancient Greek: οἰνοχόη (oinokhóē) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Hungarian: pohárnok — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Icelandic: byrlari — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Icelandic: skutilsveinn — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Italian: coppiere — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Italian: coppiera — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Latin: pincerna — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Latin: pocillātor — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Lithuanian: pataurininkis — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Malay: saki — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Norman: êcanchon — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Norwegian Bokmål: munnskjenk — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Persian: ساقی (sâqi) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Polish: podczaszy — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Polish: cześnik — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Portuguese: copeiro — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Portuguese: copeira — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Romanian: paharnic — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Romanian: ceașnic — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Romanian: păhărniceasă — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Russian: виноче́рпий (vinočérpij) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Russian: обер-ше́нк (ober-šénk) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Scottish Gaelic: gille-cupa — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Spanish: copero — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Spanish: copera — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Swedish: munskänk — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Swedish: ganymed — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Swedish: skänksven — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Turkish: saki — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Ukrainian: обер-ше́нк (ober-šénk) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Ukrainian: виноче́рпій (vynočérpij) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Ukrainian: виноче́рпець (vynočérpecʹ) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Ukrainian: ча́шник (čášnyk) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Ukrainian: підча́ший (pidčášyj) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served
• Urdu: ساقی (sāqī) — one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served