cupbearer

[ kuhp-bair-er ]

/ ˈkʌpˌbɛər ər /

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

Origin of cupbearer

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

Noon dinner and supper were served by cupbearer, sewer, carver, and assistants.

Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. |S. A. Reilly
The king's cupbearer was bribed by them to declare that Mariamne had attempted to poison her husband.

Oriental Women |Edward Bagby Pollard
Another god was his personal attendant and cupbearer, who offered him fair water and looked after the ablutions.

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery |L.W. King and H.R. Hall
They gave him some ambrosia to make him immortal, and established him as their cupbearer.

Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History |Charlotte M. Yonge

Skinker for cupbearer, (an ungraceful word, no doubt) is used by Shakespeare and lasted till Drydens time and beyond.

English Past and Present |Richard Chevenix Trench

cupbearer

/ (ˈkʌpˌbɛərə) /

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