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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Related Articles The courtyard outside the Polo Lounge was lit with heat lamps and scattered with waiters bearing trays of skinny margaritas, as well as red and white wine.
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Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025
And the waiters, bartenders, chefs, beach butlers and everyone else worked hard for the guests to have a good time.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Image As waiters offered fries in Anthora coffee cups, bartenders served cocktails with New Yorker-appropriate names.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Those who came to Ingersoll to establish a new life for themselves pursued jobs as laborers, barbers and waiters, among other professions.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025
And the waiters, bartenders, chefs, beach butlers and everyone else worked hard for the guests to have a good time.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Image As waiters offered fries in Anthora coffee cups, bartenders served cocktails with New Yorker-appropriate names.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Those who came to Ingersoll to establish a new life for themselves pursued jobs as laborers, barbers and waiters, among other professions.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiter
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiter. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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