noun
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a man whose occupation is to serve at table, as in a restaurant
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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
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a person who waits
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a tray or salver on which dishes, etc, are carried
Gender
See -person.
Other Word Forms
- waiterless adjective
Etymology
Origin of waiter
Example Sentences
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"When I left, I left with nothing," he told AFP, as waiters whirled past carrying steaming plates of traditional Syrian fare.
From Barron's
Storrie discussed growing up in Texas, working as a waiter before he was cast in the series, and how little time he had to prepare to play a Russian hockey player for the show.
From Los Angeles Times
Their waiter Amir, who preferred not to share his last name, ferried packed peach-and-pineapple hookahs and tall glasses of pressed watermelon juice from the cafe’s kitchen to the table.
From Los Angeles Times
The court heard he briefly attended university and had worked as a waiter before becoming homeless and moving to London.
From BBC
The measly tip she left for the waiter.
From Literature
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