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waiter
/ ˈweɪtə /
noun
- a man whose occupation is to serve at table, as in a restaurant
- an attendant at the London Stock Exchange or Lloyd's who carries messages: the modern equivalent of waiters who performed these duties in the 17th-century London coffee houses in which these institutions originated
- a person who waits
- a tray or salver on which dishes, etc, are carried
Gender Note
Other Words From
- waiter·less adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
“If you are a waiter, you can make twice as much in Austin relative to Flint,” remarked Moretti.
A waiter brings out some fresh pretzels and homemade pork and wine sausages.
Here, breakfast begins with a crusty cornetto alla crema served by a formal, dinner jacket-wearing waiter.
He was Russel Rebello, a 33-year-old ship waiter from India who deserves to be recovered so his family can have closure.
In Chobits, hapless waiter Hideki ends up purchasing a “persocom,” an android called Chi, and slowly falls in love with her.
He was dressed like a waiter, and he looked like one—a regular City waiter, you know.
“Let us have some of your best wine to-day, waiter,” said old Wardle, rubbing his hands.
He sealed the letter, addressing it to Cannes; called a waiter, late as it was, and desired him to post it.
"Lettres et journal pour monsieur," interrupted a waiter, entering with two letters and the Times.
A pedantic fellow called for a bottle of hock at a tavern, which the waiter, not hearing distinctly, asked him to repeat.
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