Definition
Plural of cupbearer; multiple servants or officials responsible for serving drinks in royal or noble settings.
Etymology
Standard English pluralization of cupbearer. The position was important enough that large royal courts might employ multiple cupbearers to serve different functions.
Kelly Says
The plural form reminds us that royal households employed dozens of specialized servants—each with their own title and rank, creating hierarchies within hierarchies that modern corporations with their 'middle managers' actually inherited from medieval courts.
Translations
ARالعربية
حاملو الكؤوس
ḥāmilū al-kuwwūs
BNবাংলা
কপ তোলক
kop tol-ok
CACatalà
portadors de copes
por-ta-dors deh ko-pes
CSČeština
nositelé poháru
no-si-te-li po-ha-ru
DADansk
kopbærere
kop-ba-re-re
DEDeutsch
Kelchträger
kɛlxtʀaːχɛr
ELΕλληνικά
φιάλης φέρες
fya-lis fer-es
ESEspañol
colaboradores de la copa
koh-lah-bor-ah-dores deh la koh-pah
FAفارسی
حاملین جام
ha-mi-e-yan ja-am
FISuomi
lasin kantajat
la-sin kan-ta-jat
FRFrançais
porte-gobelets
port-gob-la
GUGU
કપાળધારક
ka-pa-al-dha-rak
HAHA
masu kofin
ma-su ko-fin
HEעברית
נושאי כוסות
no-shei ko-sos
HIहिन्दी
कप धारक
kap dhaar-ak
HUMagyar
poharhordítók
po-har-ho-di-to-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjaga cangkir
pen-ja-ga chan-gir
IGIG
ndị na-eyi ụgbọ
ndi na-e-yi ug-bo
ITItaliano
portatori di bicchieri
por-ta-to-ri di bi-chi-e-ri
KKKK
сөйлемшілер
so-y-lem-shi-ler
KMKM
អ្នកយកក្បាល
a-nək ya-k ka-ba-l
MRMR
कप धारक
kap dhaar-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
penjaga cawan
pen-ja-ga cha-wan
MYမြန်မာ
ကုပ်ကို သယ်ဆောင်သူ
ko-up ko the-sa-ung-thu
NLNederlands
bekersdragers
be-kers-dra-gers
NONorsk
koppbærer
kopp-ba-y-re
PAPA
ਕੱਪ ਧਾਰਕ
ka-pp dhaar-ak
PLPolski
nosiciele kubków
no-si-e-le ku-bków
PTPortuguês
portadores de taças
por-ta-do-res deh ta-sahs
RORomână
purtați de pahare
pur-ta-ți deh pa-ha-re
RUРусский
носильщики чашек
no-sil-shchi-ki cha-shek
SVSvenska
koppbärare
kopp-ba-ra
SWKiswahili
wale wa kikombe
wa-le wa ki-kom-be
TAதமிழ்
கப் வகையாளர்கள்
kap va-kai-a-lar-gal
TEతెలుగు
కప్పునారులు
kap-pun-a-ru-lu
THไทย
ผู้ถือแก้ว
phoi thoe kaeo
TLTL
mga tagahawak ng tasa
mga ta-ga-haw-ak ng ta-sa
TRTürkçe
bardak taşıyıcılar
bar-dak ta-shi-yi-ci-lar
UKУкраїнська
носії чашок
no-sii cha-sok
URاردو
کپ ہولڈر
kap ho-ld-ar
VITiếng Việt
người cầm ly
nguoi cam ly
ZUZU
abathengi be-nkobho
a-ba-the-n-gi be-nkob-ho
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Plural form of cupbearer; masculine default in historical records masks women's participation in serving roles across cultures.
Inclusive Usage
Use plural 'cupbearers' as inclusive default, or specify role descriptively ('wine servers,' 'beverage attendants') to acknowledge diverse historical participation.
Inclusive Alternatives
["wine servers","beverage attendants","ceremonial servers","cup attendants"]
Empowerment Note
Historical records of royal and temple cupbearers often erased women's labor; using gender-neutral plurals recovers their contributions to ceremonial and household management.