Synonyms of server

server

noun

ˈsər-vər 

as in waiter

a person who serves food or drink

we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waiter
• waitress
• bartender
• waitperson
• garçon
• barkeep
• steward
• maître d'
• barman
• sommelier
• maître d'hôtel
• stewardess
• headwaiter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of server

This week, Ars hosted a live discussion with Ross Scott about the Stop Killing Games movement and its ongoing efforts to ensure that games remain playable even after the original publisher shuts down the online servers undergirding them. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

His first prototype ran on a Raspberry Pi, a small hobbyist computer, with the AI doing its work on the device itself so an alert would not have to wait on a faraway server. — William Jones, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

The most recent reviews on each site, respectively, praise its servers and artwork and its willingness to make meals after closing time. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

Across the country, technology companies are building enormous data centers and server farms that consume vast amounts of power and stress municipal and regional electrical grids. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026