cupbearer

/kˈʌpbɛɹɚ/ noun

One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.

Word Origin Cupbearer is a compound of cup and bearer — someone who carries cups, historically a high-ranking servant who served drinks. Cup comes from Latin cuppa, and bear from Old English beran, both with deep roots. The same PIE *bher- 'to carry' gives us transfer, refer, prefer, offer, and even birth and burden. So a cupbearer literally carries the cup.

noun One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served. countable

The royal cupbearer carefully presented the golden goblet to the king.

(名词) 司酒官;斟酒人

皇家司酒官小心翼翼地将金杯呈献给国王。

(sustantivo) copero; coperillo; escanciano [Persona que ceremoniosamente llena y distribuye las copas en las que se sirve una bebida.]

El copero real presentó con cuidado el cáliz dorado al rey.

(nom) échanson; porte-coupe [Personne chargée, lors d'une cérémonie, de remplir et de présenter les coupes contenant une boisson.]

L'échanson royal présenta soigneusement le gobelet d'or au roi.

(Substantiv) Mundschenk; Schenk [Eine Person, die bei zeremoniellen Anlässen die Getränke einschenkt und den Gästen reicht.]

Der königliche **cupbearer** reichte dem König vorsichtig den goldenen Kelch.

(名詞) 宴席などで儀式的に杯を満たし、王や賓客に給仕する役目の人。

王室の給仕係は黄金の杯を丁寧に王に差し出した。

(substantivo) copeiro [Aquele que cerimoniaosamente enche e distribui as taças em que uma bebida é servida; copeiro.]

O copeiro real apresentou cuidadosamente o cálice de ouro ao rei.

Word parts: cup + bear + er

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