Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
, chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court (Dan. 1:11, 16) who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(steward). The Authorized Version is wrong in regarding melzar as a proper name; it is rather an official title, (Daniel 1:11,16) the marginal reading, “the steward,” is therefore more correct.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
" Dan 1:11, Ex 17:16.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
circumcision of a narrow place, or of a bond