1
: one that serves food or drink
2
: the player who serves (as in tennis)
3
: something used in serving food or drink
4
: one that serves legal processes upon another
5
: the celebrant's assistant at mass
6
: a computer in a network that is used to provide services (such as access to files or shared peripherals or the routing of email) to other computers in the network
Examples of server in a Sentence
She asked our server for another glass of wine.
we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
The structure also holds a hermetically sealed, or airtight, AI server that is cooled by surrounding seawater.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Data centers — low-slung facilities that house the server racks and energy systems that underpin the digital economy — have become a heated issue on the campaign trail.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
And, as any experienced waiter knows, the vast majority of servers in Chicago make more, some far more, than the minimum wage once tips are taken into account.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/server. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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server
noun
serv·er
ˈsər-vər 
1
: a person who serves food or drink
2
: the player who puts a ball in play
3
: something (as a tray) used in serving food or drink
4
: a computer in a network that is used to provide services (as access to files or the delivery of email) to other computers
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