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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.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
Featured Recipe Mint Julep View Recipe → For dinner after the race, served over a tablecloth: roast beef with potatoes, watercress and Henry Bain sauce, a condiment that came out of Louisville’s Pendennis Club during the 19th century and is named for the headwaiter there who developed it.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Or as a headwaiter. Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
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
Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Feb. 2026
Or Sam, the headwaiter at Mommie’s Pub.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
Featured Recipe Mint Julep View Recipe → For dinner after the race, served over a tablecloth: roast beef with potatoes, watercress and Henry Bain sauce, a condiment that came out of Louisville’s Pendennis Club during the 19th century and is named for the headwaiter there who developed it.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Or as a headwaiter. Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headwaiter
Noun
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Government should serve as the public’s stewards, especially mindful of those who have no vote, like children, trees and wildlife.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mayer took his responsibility as a steward for the Grateful Dead’s canon of timeless songs seriously.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Phenola Culbreath, a stewardess for Delta Air Lines, hurried through the concourse to catch her outgoing flight.—
Nedra Rhone,
AJC.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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But this time, instead of managing guest complaints, incompetent stews, and steamy boatmances as the chief stewardess of Parsifal III on Below Deck Sailing Yacht, Daisy has jumped ship (literally) as the new chief stew on Below Deck Down Under.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Headwaiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headwaiter. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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