English > waiter: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant). |
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| Synonym | server |
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| Narrower | carhop | A waiter at a drive-in restaurant |
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| counterperson, counterwoman, counterman | someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) |
| sommelier, wine waiter, wine steward | A waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant |
| waitress | A woman waiter |
| Broader | dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant | someone employed to provide service in a dining room |
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| Spanish | camarera, camarero, garzón, mesera, mesero |
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| Catalan | cambrera, cambrer |
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| Verbs | wait | serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant |
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