˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

waiter

[ wey-ter ]

noun

  1. a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
  2. a tray for carrying dishes, a tea service, etc.; salver.
  3. a person who waits or awaits.
  4. Obsolete. an attendant.


verb (used without object)

  1. to work or serve as a waiter:

    to waiter in a restaurant.

waiter

/ ˈ·É±ðɪ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a man whose occupation is to serve at table, as in a restaurant
  2. 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
  3. a person who waits
  4. a tray or salver on which dishes, etc, are carried
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Gender Note

See -person.
Discover More

Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ·É²¹¾±³Ùİù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of waiter1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; wait, -er 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

A restaurant waiter by profession, Servín still seeks the remains of his son, who disappeared in 2018, at the age of 20.

From

“I went back again later, and the bill was like 800 bucks. I tipped the waiter 100% and wrote ‘Texas money’ on the receipt.

From

“There’s the back door for drunk celebrities,†she says, pointing behind me as a waiter approaches, then turns away.

From

Police initially arrested two men - a taxi driver and a nightclub waiter - who are believed to have been among the last to see him alive.

From

“I was very relaxed and the waiter came over and said, ‘If you want to read, the library’s at 5th and Hope.’

From

Advertisement

Related ˜yÐÄvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement