headwaiter

noun

head·wait·er | \ ˈhed-ˈwā-tər

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Definition of headwaiter

: the head of the dining-room staff of a restaurant or hotel

Examples of headwaiter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Liang Chen, 52, a headwaiter, was setting tables and welcoming his regular customers back as old friends. — Anjali Tsui, New York Times, "Closing of Beloved Dim Sum Hall Leaves a ‘Crater’ in Reeling Chinatown," 10 Mar. 2021 Go get the flowers, Casey Kasem.’ She and Tony are the headwaiters. — New York Times, "‘Writers & Lovers,’ by Lily King: An Excerpt," 3 Mar. 2020 Many of the notations track information attributed to the headwaiter Leon Gaskill in a 1957 Holiday magazine article, suggesting that Mr. Dewey took his own notes while the reporter interviewed Mr. Gaskill. — John Freeman Gill, New York Times, "Found in the Attic at Gage & Tollner: Historic Treasure," 6 Mar. 2020 According to the Holiday story, the headwaiter was a 51-year veteran of Gage & Tollner at the time, meaning his restaurant memories reached back to the first decade of the 1900s. — John Freeman Gill, New York Times, "Found in the Attic at Gage & Tollner: Historic Treasure," 6 Mar. 2020 The headwaiter looked like a ’tacheless Salvador Dalí and drank a ball of cognac and was sustained. — Kevin Barry, Harper's magazine, "No. 13 Baby," 28 Oct. 2019 Antonello Tievoli, headwaiter on the Costa Concordia, stepped onto the bridge of the cruise ship at 9:15 pm on Friday, Jan. 13, of this year. — Barbara S. Peterson, Popular Mechanics, "What Went Wrong on the Costa Concordia," 14 July 2014

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“Headwaiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headwaiter. Accessed 6 May. 2021.

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headwaiter

noun

English Language Learners Definition of headwaiter

: a waiter who is in charge of other waiters in a restaurant

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headwaiter

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head·wait·er | \ ˈhed-ˈwā-tər

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Kids Definition of headwaiter

: the head of the staff of a restaurant

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