Waiter
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noun.
One who serves at a table, as in a restaurant.
noun.
A tray or salver.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A watcher.
noun.
A watchman; a guard or keeper.
noun.
One who waits; one who abides in expectation of the happening of some event, the arrival of some appointed time, some opportunity, or the like.
noun.
A domestic servant.
noun.
A waiting-woman.
noun.
A man-servant who waits at table: applied more commonly to those who serve in hotels or restaurants.
noun.
An officer in the employ of the British custom-house. See
coast-waiter, tide-waiter.
noun.
A tray; a salver.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.
noun.
A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.
noun.
See under
Coast
, n.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A male or sometimes female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, cafe or similar.
noun.
Someone who
waits
for somebody or something, a person who is
waiting
, the one waiting.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a person who waits or awaits
noun.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
Word Usage
"WHEN WE THINK of the apostles—those stalwart disciples of Jesus—the word waiter usually does not immediately come to mind."
cross-reference
barista
bartender
maître d'
minority waiter
quarterly waiter
Etymologically Related
wait
waitress
Form
tide waiter
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Crater
Creator
Decatur
Equator
Lemaitre
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
attendant
bartender
butler
chauffeur
chef
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Robert
attendant
garçon
pannier
salver