Balthazar

American  

[bal-they-zer, -thaz-er, bawl-, bahl-thuh-zahr] / bælˈθeɪ zər, -ˈθæz ər, bɔl-, ˈbɑl θəˌzɑr /

noun

1. one of the three Biblical Magi.

2. a wine bottle holding 13 quarts (12.3 liters).

3. a first name.

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Balthazar ¹ British  

/ bælˈθæzə, ˈbælθəˌzɑː /

noun

1. a wine bottle holding the equivalent of sixteen normal bottles (approximately 12 litres)

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Balthazar ² British  

/ bælˈθæzə, ˈbælθəˌzɑː /

noun

1. (in Christian tradition) one of the Magi, the others being Caspar and Melchior

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Etymology

Origin of Balthazar

C20: named after Balthazar ( _Belshazzar ) from his drinking wine at a great feast (Daniel 5:1)

Example Sentences

While Ascentria attorneys have cleared TPS holders to keep working, Balthazar said her son lost his receptionist job.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

She and her sister-in-law, Zawadi Balthazar, 22, must now raise six children between them without their fathers.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2023

"I worked my way up from a baby, who didn't know anything about pastry, to pastry sous chef," Emiko said of her ascent, first at Balthazar, then at Augustine and now Koloman.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2023

Among the artworks destroyed was a 17th-century clock made by Balthazar Martinot and that the French royal court gifted to the Portuguese King.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023

This gentleman having some suspicion that Balthazar is himself the guilty person, imagines a very cunning device by which he may be made to betray himself if guilty.

From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton