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Recent Examples of headwaiter
The headwaiter came, and said there was a phone call for me, and Gloria rose to take it.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Feb. 2026
Or Sam, the headwaiter at Mommie’s Pub.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2025
Assistant headwaiter Eric Matiko makes the best cocktails, like a Highlands buttered rum with rooibos and cinnamon that staves off the chilly evenings.
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Saumya Ancheri,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Apr. 2022
Liang Chen, 52, a headwaiter, was setting tables and welcoming his regular customers back as old friends.
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Anjali Tsui,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2021
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Feb. 2026
Or Sam, the headwaiter at Mommie’s Pub.
—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2025
Assistant headwaiter Eric Matiko makes the best cocktails, like a Highlands buttered rum with rooibos and cinnamon that staves off the chilly evenings.
—
Saumya Ancheri,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Apr. 2022
Liang Chen, 52, a headwaiter, was setting tables and welcoming his regular customers back as old friends.
—
Anjali Tsui,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headwaiter
Noun
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Steven Boyd, a union steward for SEIU Local 1000, said that agencies are relying on exemptions, delays, rotations and workarounds to make the mandate appear functional.
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Immer and Lois work with land stewards to find projects that make sense for eager but often inexperienced volunteers.
Noun
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Set in 1992 Rhode Island, Rubber Hut follows an entrepreneurial ex-Pan Am stewardess who opens a drive-thru condom kiosk in her Italian Catholic town.
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Jujubee stars as DeeDee, a stewardess who leaves a mundane railway job for the glamorous Glamazonian Express, alongside her best friend and coworker Tess (Minj).
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“Headwaiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headwaiter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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