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
While Dad tries to give Harrison directions from inside a vault, with the camera on FaceTime, Harrison is busy using waiter routes and vault codes to navigate the mansion.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The kitchen staff will place food items on a platter, which a robot waiter will roll to the correct table.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Lopez and the model-waiter were married for 11 months before finalizing their divorce in January 1998.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
My entire childhood was being the boss’s son and having all the Scottish and Irish waitresses and waiters, the Russian guy making fruit salads, the Hungarian guy who made the Jell-O molds and the Haitian guys in the kitchen busting my chops for being the boss’s son.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The kitchen staff will place food items on a platter, which a robot waiter will roll to the correct table.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Lopez and the model-waiter were married for 11 months before finalizing their divorce in January 1998.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
My entire childhood was being the boss’s son and having all the Scottish and Irish waitresses and waiters, the Russian guy making fruit salads, the Hungarian guy who made the Jell-O molds and the Haitian guys in the kitchen busting my chops for being the boss’s son.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiter
Noun
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The waitress comes back and she was stunned.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Our waitress was on it and even brought each of us our own tartar sauce.—
Jessica Peralta,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other than the online diary, Gendron reportedly received weapons tips in another Discord server where members mostly discussed guns and tactical gear.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiter. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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