as in waiters
a person who serves food or drink
"Garçon, bring another bottle of wine," barked the haughty diner
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waiters
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It’s called the Zeigarnik effect, first studied by the Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik in 1927, after her professor observed that waiters remembered the details of unpaid orders but forgot orders whose bills had been settled.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026 -
At La Valencia, where the kitchen was far from the dining room, waiters would transport dishes under silver cloches to keep them warm while creating an air of sophistication.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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“Garçons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gar%C3%A7ons. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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