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cup·bear·er
/ˈkʌpˌbærɚ/
上酒人,斟酒人
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cup·bear·er
n.
1.
One
whose
office
it
is
to
fill
and
hand
the
cups
at
an
entertainment
.
2.
Antiq.
One
of
the
attendants
of
a
prince
or
noble
,
permanently
charged
with
the
performance
of
this
office
for
his
master
.
“I
was
the
king's
cupbearer
.”
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
cupbearer
n
:
the
attendant
(
usually
an
officer
of
a
nobleman's
household
)
whose
duty
is
to
fill
and
serve
cups
of
wine
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Cup-bearer
an
officer
of
high
rank
with
Egyptian
,
Persian
,
Assyrian
,
and
Jewish
monarchs
.
The
cup-bearer
of
the
king
of
Egypt
is
mentioned
in
connection
with
Joseph's
history
(
Gen
. 40:1-21;
41:9).
Rabshakeh
(q.v.)
was
cup-bearer
in
the
Assyrian
court
(2
Kings
18:17).
Nehemiah
filled
this
office
to
the
king
of
Persia
(
Neh
. 1:11).
We
read
also
of
Solomon's
cup-bearers
(1
Kings
10:5; 2
Chr
. 9:4).
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