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 same for the bartenders, whom the servers tip out, and the bussers.
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
However, a tip should never be requested, and for a server to follow your niece out of a restaurant to discuss a small tip is beyond the pale.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Just before noon, Alex Maratta, a server at The Abbey on Admiral Street, shoveled the sidewalks outside the pub.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 25 Jan. 2026
One key aspect of Panasonic’s CES 2026 was its thrust into AI infrastructure across multiple applications like energy storage for data centers, electronic materials for data servers, cooling pumps, compressors, chip packaging equipment and green transformation solutions (solar cells, recycling).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
However, a tip should never be requested, and for a server to follow your niece out of a restaurant to discuss a small tip is beyond the pale.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Just before noon, Alex Maratta, a server at The Abbey on Admiral Street, shoveled the sidewalks outside the pub.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 25 Jan. 2026
One key aspect of Panasonic’s CES 2026 was its thrust into AI infrastructure across multiple applications like energy storage for data centers, electronic materials for data servers, cooling pumps, compressors, chip packaging equipment and green transformation solutions (solar cells, recycling).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for server
Noun
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The San Diego Union reported that the 34-year-old waiter at Little America Westgate Hotel had been badly beaten and stabbed multiple times.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Our waiter brought a generous tray of olives and celery sticks to the table and then disappeared for a long while.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Supposedly, their tradition started in 1977 when a waitress pinned her tip for good luck, and rumor has it today there’s more than a million dollars on the walls—and that it’s taxed every year.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Melton was living and working as a waitress in Cape Coral, Fox 4 reported.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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