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
However, Miss Manners does not consider this permission to critique the waiter.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
At the end of the night, the waiter said Payton had picked up the whole table's tab, plus a 30% tip.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Once customers finish, waiters will offer dessert — a flourless chocolate cake, perhaps?
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2025
Staff began serving the three-course meal around 2:30 p.m., with waiters pouring glasses of wine and serving appetizers.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Jan. 2025
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
At the end of the night, the waiter said Payton had picked up the whole table's tab, plus a 30% tip.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Once customers finish, waiters will offer dessert — a flourless chocolate cake, perhaps?
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2025
Staff began serving the three-course meal around 2:30 p.m., with waiters pouring glasses of wine and serving appetizers.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiter. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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