as in waiter
a person who serves food or drink
we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
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Recent Examples of server
At the time, their servers got busy and couldn't process all password changes immediately.
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PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
That included server and database software from Oracle and Microsoft and cloud software from VMWare, which Dell acquired in 2016.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
This could put real money back into the pockets of restaurant servers and others in the service industry, and that money gets spent, which helps the economy.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The menu at Lex Yard is a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables, the selection attuned to the seasons in a way that feels real, not just like empty words in a server spiel.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
That included server and database software from Oracle and Microsoft and cloud software from VMWare, which Dell acquired in 2016.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
This could put real money back into the pockets of restaurant servers and others in the service industry, and that money gets spent, which helps the economy.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The menu at Lex Yard is a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables, the selection attuned to the seasons in a way that feels real, not just like empty words in a server spiel.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for server
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While Dad tries to give Harrison directions from inside a vault, with the camera on FaceTime, Harrison is busy using waiter routes and vault codes to navigate the mansion.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, at Café Central, waiters dressed in waistcoats serve melange (a famed Viennese coffee) beneath vaulted ceilings once frequented by Trotsky and Freud.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Holliday’s portrayal of the gum-chewing diner waitress landed many of the show’s laughs.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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After spending months in a FEMA trailer following devastating floods last winter, Caudill moved into a low-income apartment in a hollow outside of town with his partner, Cassie Collins, 31, a waitress who is recovering from substance abuse.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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