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
Hoover's business started in 2023 as a digital platform, complete with a YouTube channel, Instagram profile and Discord server, so that others interested in the trading card community could chat with one another.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
With a supercomputer powered by 18,000 Blackwell GPUs from Nvidia, server CPUs from Qualcomm, a $10 billion collaboration with AMD, and a $10 billion partnership with Google Cloud to build a global AI hub in Dammam, Humain was birthed as one the world’s most important AI infrastructure providers.
—Jon Medved, semafor.com, 2 July 2025
In other words, set all staff to $16.20 an hour but allocate the tips among servers, cooks, dishwashers, bussers, hosts and expos as the restaurant deems fair and feasible.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Social Media and Mobile Proxies Storm Proxies also offers specialized dedicated servers designed to keep you anonymous on platforms like Instagram and LinkedIn.
—Kim Key, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
With a supercomputer powered by 18,000 Blackwell GPUs from Nvidia, server CPUs from Qualcomm, a $10 billion collaboration with AMD, and a $10 billion partnership with Google Cloud to build a global AI hub in Dammam, Humain was birthed as one the world’s most important AI infrastructure providers.
—Jon Medved, semafor.com, 2 July 2025
In other words, set all staff to $16.20 an hour but allocate the tips among servers, cooks, dishwashers, bussers, hosts and expos as the restaurant deems fair and feasible.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Social Media and Mobile Proxies Storm Proxies also offers specialized dedicated servers designed to keep you anonymous on platforms like Instagram and LinkedIn.
—Kim Key, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for server
Noun
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No loud colors, no mismatched chairs, even the waiters had to wear off-white.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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The goal of excluding the maître d’ was to put more money in the pockets of regular waiters, but there was a side effect.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
Noun
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As a foodie and former waitress, this show hits home for me.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Joan, a single mom of two, was then living with a man named Norm Bishop and working as a flight attendant for Frontier Airlines (and as a cocktail waitress on the side).—
Liz McNeil,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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