waiter

[ wey-ter ]
/ ˈweɪ tər /

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

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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