cupbearer
noun
cup·bear·er
ˈkəp-ˌber-ər 
: one who has the duty of filling and handing around the cups in which wine is served
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In Fire & Blood, Daeron is sent to Oldtown to serve as a cupbearer.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 18 June 2024
George at the time was tasked to be royal cupbearer, attending to the King’s drinks, and only managing to enter the court because of a ploy devised by those surrounding the royal seat to oust the Earl of Somerset, Robert Carr, a Scottish aristocrat then close to the King.
—TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Chalice of the Gods is about Percy's first such quest, recovering the titular sacred object for the divine cupbearer Ganymede after it is stolen by an unknown source.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2023
At the time, the would-be ruler was a cupbearer — an important position at the time.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2021
But Rhaenyra, the king’s cupbearer, interrupts before Corlys can lay out his point further.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 21 Aug. 2022
Rhaenyra, the king’s daughter, heir, and cupbearer, interjects.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2022
The Westeros public gave her the name the Realm's Delight — but instead of busying her days with needlework and elocution classes, Rhaenyra serves as her father's cupbearer and rides dragons.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 July 2022
The moon is named for a cupbearer to the ancient Greek gods.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 July 2021
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 18 June 2024
George at the time was tasked to be royal cupbearer, attending to the King’s drinks, and only managing to enter the court because of a ploy devised by those surrounding the royal seat to oust the Earl of Somerset, Robert Carr, a Scottish aristocrat then close to the King.
—TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Chalice of the Gods is about Percy's first such quest, recovering the titular sacred object for the divine cupbearer Ganymede after it is stolen by an unknown source.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2023
At the time, the would-be ruler was a cupbearer — an important position at the time.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2021
But Rhaenyra, the king’s cupbearer, interrupts before Corlys can lay out his point further.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 21 Aug. 2022
Rhaenyra, the king’s daughter, heir, and cupbearer, interjects.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2022
The Westeros public gave her the name the Realm's Delight — but instead of busying her days with needlework and elocution classes, Rhaenyra serves as her father's cupbearer and rides dragons.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 July 2022
The moon is named for a cupbearer to the ancient Greek gods.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 July 2021
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cupbearer
noun
cup·bear·er
ˈkəp-ˌbar-ər
-ˌber-
: a person whose duty is to serve cups of wine
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