n. One whose profession in general, or role in a particular event, is to carry a cup.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment.
n. One of the attendants of a prince or noble, permanently charged with the performance of this office for his master.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An attendant at a feast who conveys wine or other liquors to the guests.
n. Formerly, an officer of the household of a prince or noble, who tasted the wine before handing it to his master.
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n. the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
Word Usage
"His youngest daughter, Hebe, goddess of beauty and youth—sometimes known as the patron goddess of the young bride and an attendant of the goddess Aphrodite—was his cupbearer."