as in waiter
a person who serves food or drink
we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
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Recent Examples of server
SpaceX in November launched a test satellite with an AI server from start-up Starcloud.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Golf cart drivers, front desk receptionists, and servers are local teenagers and twenty-somethings who seem to genuinely love being out and about on the estate.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Before that, a process server trying to deliver the order said he was forced from Thompson’s house by someone throwing rocks at him and threatening him.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
After all, no one wants to live in a house that looks like an AI server farm.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Golf cart drivers, front desk receptionists, and servers are local teenagers and twenty-somethings who seem to genuinely love being out and about on the estate.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Before that, a process server trying to deliver the order said he was forced from Thompson’s house by someone throwing rocks at him and threatening him.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
After all, no one wants to live in a house that looks like an AI server farm.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for server
Noun
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The waiters are knowledgeable and make excellent recommendations.—
Harriet Compston,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Through high school and college, the CEO worked as a waiter and in food service.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Anderson wrote, produced, and directed the 2017 film, which starred Daniel Day-Lewis as a meticulous clothier who becomes inspired by a young waitress.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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The series, premiering on April 15, also stars Michelle Pfeiffer as Margo’s ex-Hooters waitress mom and Nick Offerman as her ex-pro wrestler dad.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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