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 The actors targeted real-time streaming protocol servers hosting the cameras in a large-scale campaign, which included attempts to enumerate devices and gain access to the cameras’ feeds. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 May 2025 Some research estimates that generating a typical e-mail using A.I. consumes a bottle’s worth of water to siphon heat away from the data centers’ servers to separate cooling towers. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 28 May 2025 Once inside, malware often alters settings, opening ports or disabling security features, to maintain control and connect to external command-and-control servers. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025 Update failed with error 3 or 11: The server is not available. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for server
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Noun
  • His identification with his identity as a waiter provides a refuge from the overwhelming terror of existential freedom.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
  • Why should a waiter who earns $100,000 per year in a high-end restaurant pay less tax than a school teacher or firefighter who makes the same?
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025
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  • The internet has weighed in after a waitress lost a tip on a $300+ tab for repeatedly failing to bring one thing.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
  • Anderson proves worthy of some knockout emotional moments, Jamie Lee Curtis shines as a feisty cocktail waitress, and Dave Bautista steals scenes as the show's pensive stage manager.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 May 2025

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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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