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waiter [ˈweɪtə] n
1. (Business / Commerce) a man whose occupation is to serve at table, as in a restaurant 2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) 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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a tray or salver on which dishes, etc., are carried ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| The flying waiter then highly polished all the glasses he had brought, and the immovable waiter looked through them. Horser did not immediately reply, but he accepted the glass which the waiter brought him, and after a moment's hesitation drained its contents. But he had been a good waiter once, so I pointed out the girl to him. |
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