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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According to lore, back in the 70s, the house wine came in glorious magnums, and waiters would draw a line on the bottle to mark the volume guests drank, then charge accordingly.
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airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
He is then approached by a social-climbing waiter named Stuart Morris (Jason Bateman), who convinces Jonathan that his aunt, Maureen Collier (Marion Ross), is his sister.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
The prosecutor’s office also announced that a hotel employee, identified as EDP, and a waiter, called BNP, were charged with supplying drugs.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Their sweet, smoky fragrance arrives before the waiter does.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
He is then approached by a social-climbing waiter named Stuart Morris (Jason Bateman), who convinces Jonathan that his aunt, Maureen Collier (Marion Ross), is his sister.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
The prosecutor’s office also announced that a hotel employee, identified as EDP, and a waiter, called BNP, were charged with supplying drugs.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Their sweet, smoky fragrance arrives before the waiter does.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for waiter
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiter. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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