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waiter

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wait·er  (wtr)
n.
1. One who serves at a table, as in a restaurant.
2. A tray or salver.

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
Noun1.waiterwaiter - a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
carhop - a waiter at a drive-in restaurant
counterman, counterperson, counterwoman - someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)
dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant - someone employed to provide service in a dining room
sommelier, wine steward, wine waiter - a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
waitress - a woman waiter
2.waiterwaiter - a person who waits or awaits        
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
lurcher, lurker, skulker - someone waiting in concealment

waiter waitress
noun attendant, server, flunkey, steward or stewardess, servant The waiter brought them their bill.
Translations
waiter [ˈweɪtəʳ] Ncamarero m, mesero m (Mex), garzón m (S. Cone), mesonero m (Ven)

waiter [ˈweɪtər] nserveur m

waiter
nKellner m, → Ober m; waiter!(Herr) Ober!

waiter [ˈweɪtəʳ] ncameriere m
waiter [ˈweɪtəʳ] ncameriere m

waiter نادل číšník tjener Kellner σερβιτόρος camarero, mesero tarjoilija serveur konobar cameriere ウェイター 웨이터 kelner servitør kelner empregado de mesa, garçom официант servitör บริกรชาย garson người hầu bàn nam 服务员


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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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