bottler

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑtəlɚ/, /ˈbɑtl̩ɚ/, [ˈbɑɾl̩ɚ] === Etymology 1 === From Middle English boteller, botullere, equivalent to bottle +‎ -er. Piecewise doublet of butler. ==== Noun ==== bottler (plural bottlers) A person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk. 1994 May 30, Shawn Willett, PC tools help Coke add life to flat AS/400 data, InfoWorld, page 63, Such data is of great value both to the bottlers and to Coca-Cola′s sales and marketing groups. “When the bottler looks at this information, he might be interested in how a certain supermarket is performing, while we in the company are interested in how much, for example, McDonald’s is buying in the Southeast,” Aviles notes. A truck used for transporting bottled goods in crates. (British, slang) A person or group that fails to meet expectations, especially one prone to such failure. Frequently used in reference to the Cork senior hurlers. A Punchman's assistant who collects money ("bottle") from the audience. ===== Synonyms ===== (person or group prone to unexpected failure): choker ===== Derived terms ===== water bottler ===== Related terms ===== butler === Etymology 2 === Perhaps from the idea of something being of a high quality and worthy of preservation by bottling, probably from the phrase "good enough to bottle"; compare corker. Perhaps a modification of battler, Australian slang of similar meaning. ==== Noun ==== bottler (plural bottlers) (Australia, New Zealand, slang, often with "real") a person or thing that is excellent or admirable. === References === “bottler”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “bottler”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "bottler" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. === Anagrams === Roblett, Tolbert, blotter