waiter

[ wey-ter ]
/ ˈweɪ tər /
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noun

a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
a tray for carrying dishes, a tea service, etc.; salver.
a person who waits or awaits.
Obsolete. an attendant.

verb (used without object)

to work or serve as a waiter: to waiter in a restaurant.

Origin of waiter

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at wait, -er1

usage note for waiter

See -person.

OTHER WORDS FROM waiter

wait·er·less, adjective

Words nearby waiter

wait-a-bit, wait-a-while, waitangi day, waitangi tribunal, waite, waiter, waitering, waiting, waiting for godot, waiting game, waiting in the wings

Words related to waiter

servant, attendant, steward, waitress, slaver, tray, servitor, salver, footman, waitperson, garcon

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British Dictionary definitions for waiter

waiter
/ (ˈweɪtə) /

noun

a man whose occupation is to serve at table, as in a restaurant
an attendant at the London Stock Exchange or Lloyd's who carries messages: the modern equivalent of waiters who performed these duties in the 17th-century London coffee houses in which these institutions originated
a person who waits
a tray or salver on which dishes, etc, are carried