waiters

plural of waiter
as in waitresses
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 waiters That’s more than the total number of nurses, cashiers, elementary and middle school teachers, and waiters or waitresses. George Sakellaris, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024 After decades of lax enforcement, many waiters in 1983 had come to view tax-free tips as a matter of right. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 And predictably, unhappy waiters deluged the agency with angry letters. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 But so were the waiters, who had their own list of expectations. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 Taxation of tips now a campaign issue Tips earned by waiters and waitresses, bartenders, drivers and other workers in restaurant and service industry currently are taxable and subject to employment taxes, just like wages. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024

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“Waiters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiters. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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