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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club has asked permission to hire 78 foreign workers to serve as cooks, waiters and housekeepers during this winter’s social season in Palm Beach, Fla., according to Labor Department data. — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: CFPB further under fire with Kavanaugh pick for Supreme Court," 11 July 2018 Last year, his company applied for permission to hire waiters, housekeepers and cooks. — David A. Fahrenthold, latimes.com, "Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida seeks to hire 61 foreign workers as seasonal cooks and waiters," 6 July 2018 Not a great place to spill secrets, the waiter said. — Richard Ruelas, azcentral, "Visiting the London wine bar that popped the cork on the Trump investigation," 22 June 2018 Before dinner, the waiter brings both a complimentary water and your drink order, each served with a straw. — Morgan Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Sense of stewardship motivates Milwaukee restaurants to adopt green practices," 20 Apr. 2018 In this case, waiters, waitresses, and dishwashers would lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "White House Learns Its Tip-Robbing Plan Will Rob Waiters. Guess What Happened Next.," 21 Mar. 2018 Singing waiters, a unicorn throne and a sprinkle cake were all standout elements of the event — but the best part of the wedding was, of course, the couple. — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, "This Bride with Down Syndrome Shared the Most Inspiring Message," 4 Jan. 2017 President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club has applied for permission to hire 40 foreign workers to serve as waiters during the winter social season in Palm Beach, Fla., according to data posted Thursday by the Labor Department. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club wants to hire 40 foreign workers," 6 July 2018 Biomind, a boxy-looking black machine shaped something like a fat dumbbell, sat on a table with a cluster of experts fluttering about like waiters. — Robyn Dixon, latimes.com, "China plans to dominate AI, with a vanguard of robotic doctors like 'Biomind'," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'waiter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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waiter
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English Language Learners Definition of waiter
: a man who serves food or drinks to people in a restaurant
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Kids Definition of waiter
: a person who serves food to people at tables
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