Synonyms for waiter


Grammar : Noun
Spell : wey-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ tər

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Définition of waiter

Origin :
  • late 14c., "attendant, watchman," agent noun from wait (v.). Sense of "servant who waits at tables" is from late 15c., originally in reference to household servants; in reference to inns, eating houses, etc., it is attested from 1660s.
  • noun server
Example sentences :
  • As the waiter would have refilled the glasses, Blythe stopped him.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Away runs the waiter to the bar, and gets the ale from the landlord.
  • Extract from : « Sunday under Three Heads » by Charles Dickens
  • I had given tea and a teapot, with instructions, to the waiter.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • But then one rarely does in talking to a waiter when he is serving you.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • No cover for one, nor filet, nor vin ordinaire, nor waiter had appeared.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • My waiter shrugged his shoulders, his face still impenetrable.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • "Anybody can move that waiter that's a mind to," she said, tremulously.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • With a deferential flourish the waiter brought him the menu-card.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • From a little distance his waiter regarded him, with an air of disappointment.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Kirkwood's waiter put in an inopportune appearance with the bill.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

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