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waiters at that elegant restaurant must go through an extended training program before being allowed to serve customers
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Come dinnertime, waiters clad in starched jackets pour dry local wines and serve hearty portions of homemade pasta with a flourish.
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
The waiter emerged from the Ljubljana restaurant with a smile.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
First, the waiters bring out a tray of poblano peppers topped with a green, white and red bow.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
During Prohibition, waiters famously slipped sips of bootleg booze to patrons from flasks tucked inside their apron pockets.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
The waiter emerged from the Ljubljana restaurant with a smile.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
First, the waiters bring out a tray of poblano peppers topped with a green, white and red bow.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
During Prohibition, waiters famously slipped sips of bootleg booze to patrons from flasks tucked inside their apron pockets.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiter
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiter. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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waiter
noun
wait·er
ˈwāt-ər 
: one that waits
especially
: a person who waits tables (as in a restaurant)
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