as in waiter
a person who serves food or drink "Garçon, bring another bottle of wine," barked the haughty diner

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waiter
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  • The 90-minute feature about the Scottish island group starts in one summer evening in 1994 when a masked man walks calmly into the only Indian restaurant in the remote islands and shoots a waiter dead before disappearing into the night.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 June 2025
  • The members of my party have the gall to request several of these demonic items from the livid waiter.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
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“Garçon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gar%C3%A7on. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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