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
Organizations in both the US and China have flagged security concerns that come with giving OpenClaw access to personal accounts –– like email, banking and travel logins –– or work servers.
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CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Additional features such as Double VPN servers, P2P optimization, and dedicated IP options extend functionality for advanced users.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2026
Similar to a car radiator, water flows through the pipes and absorbs heat from the servers.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Instagram’s headquarters must have been frantically scrambling to make sure the traffic rushing to Ann Dowd’s account didn’t crash its servers?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Additional features such as Double VPN servers, P2P optimization, and dedicated IP options extend functionality for advanced users.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2026
Similar to a car radiator, water flows through the pipes and absorbs heat from the servers.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Instagram’s headquarters must have been frantically scrambling to make sure the traffic rushing to Ann Dowd’s account didn’t crash its servers?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for server
Noun
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Or don’t bother with the menu, ask the waiter for his daily recommendations instead.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mark is wearing trendy glasses with thicker frames that earn an instant compliment from the waiter.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jannik Sinner grew up in the Italian Alps, the son of a ski lodge chef and waitress, and was a promising ski racer before focusing on tennis.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Kordia had come to the US first on a tourist visa and then transitioned to a student visa, studying English while working as a waitress and at a clothing store and helping care for her US citizen mother and brother, her attorneys said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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