headwaiter

[ hed-wey-ter ]

noun

1. a person in charge of waiters, busboys, etc., in a restaurant or dining car.

Other Words From

• subheadwaiter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of headwaiter¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; head + waiter

Example Sentences

The headwaiter, clad in the long waistcoat and full trunk-hose of the late Seventeenth Century, bowed punctiliously.

From Project Gutenberg

Houston looked complacently at his drink while the headwaiter led Dorrine to a table on the far side of the room.

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The headwaiter approached bearing another magnum of vintage wine.

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The headwaiter always knows me the minute I come into the room—keeps a chair for me.

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But when Stewart asked for his bill, the proprietor, instead of intrusting it as usual to the headwaiter, presented it in person.

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Related Words

• server
• waitperson
• waitress