server

noun

ˈsər-vər How to pronounce server (audio)
Definition of servernext
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 Meta has faced growing concerns about its massive capital spending on servers, data centers, and AI infrastructure. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 3 July 2026 But this would make little dent on the most sensitive exposures for future-shaping products like semiconductors and data center servers that will drive tomorrow’s economy. — Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 2 July 2026 The work will address communications systems and AI inference at network edges—meaning in peripheral devices far from central servers. — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2026 The suspects allegedly bought Supermicro servers outfitted with GPUs in Taiwan and then exported them with falsified documentation. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for server
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  1. waiter
  2. waitress
Noun
  • Pourriat worked as a waiter while Grébaut attended the Ferrandi Paris culinary school, then working in various internships, per the outlet.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Kelce notably appeared in Happy Gilmore 2 last year as a waiter.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026
Definition of waiter
Noun
  • His true seasonal arc begins not with Bruce’s (Damon Daunno) death but rather in the Brick & Bacon, a New York City diner where a 20something waitress named Regina (Delainey Hayles) works shifts that don’t get her any closer to making ends meet.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Crawford won the 1945 Oscar as a waitress who rises to own a string of Los Angeles restaurants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Definition of waitress

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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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