cupbearer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine

WordNet

Cup"bear`er noun
Definitions
  1. One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an enterainment.
  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." Neh. i. 11.

Webster 1913