as in waitress
a person who serves food or drink
waiters at that elegant restaurant must go through an extended training program before being allowed to serve customers
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Recent Examples of waiter
In fact, most of the action takes place in glances, including glances shot their way by another diner and the waiter.
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The trunks of various vintage Mercedes car models were popped to reveal silver trays of cocktail glassware, as waiters circulated mixed drinks around the room.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Or had a waiter place seltzer and chocolate syrup on every table.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Amazon This is a good deal on our favorite waiter’s corkscrew.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The trunks of various vintage Mercedes car models were popped to reveal silver trays of cocktail glassware, as waiters circulated mixed drinks around the room.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Or had a waiter place seltzer and chocolate syrup on every table.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Amazon This is a good deal on our favorite waiter’s corkscrew.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiter
Noun
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Sandy was also thinking about the waitresses that worked at a Mexican restaurant that have to wear a uniform.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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In a now-viral TikTok, Boynton recounted how at one restaurant, a waitress approached their table and offered to hold their baby so the couple could enjoy their meal together.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The server provides metadata so that the agent knows how to use the tools.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Here are three key insights into how engineers can optimize CPUs, GPUs, mobile devices, laptops, and servers.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiter. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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