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
The flip side • Thank you to Jacob, who was our waiter at Sonny’s BBQ restaurant on South Semoran Boulevard.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The San Diego Union reported that the 34-year-old waiter at Little America Westgate Hotel had been badly beaten and stabbed multiple times.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Our waiter brought a generous tray of olives and celery sticks to the table and then disappeared for a long while.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Chief among Galatoire’s assets is the focus on individual veteran waiters, some of whom have decades of service behind them — four in the case of Billy Fontenot, whose late father worked there 54 years.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The San Diego Union reported that the 34-year-old waiter at Little America Westgate Hotel had been badly beaten and stabbed multiple times.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Our waiter brought a generous tray of olives and celery sticks to the table and then disappeared for a long while.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Chief among Galatoire’s assets is the focus on individual veteran waiters, some of whom have decades of service behind them — four in the case of Billy Fontenot, whose late father worked there 54 years.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiter
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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
Noun
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As messages are sent across the multiple servers on its network, no server ever learns both the destination and the origin of a single message.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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Then, in 2012, a process server sued Hadder, claiming he was assaulted and wrongfully arrested while trying to serve a subpoena.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiter. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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