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
This year's findings were released Tuesday night on the preprint server medRxiv, a site that publishes research before it’s gone through an extensive and rigorous peer-review process.
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Erika Edwards, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
In a completely different approach, Meta has started erecting tent-like structures to house servers to get their data centers online faster.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The menu offers some accommodations for vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free needs, but Clement suggested coordinating with the box office or server for safe tweaks.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
No updates required Instead of pushing new extension versions, DarkSpectre controlled everything from its servers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Erika Edwards, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
In a completely different approach, Meta has started erecting tent-like structures to house servers to get their data centers online faster.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The menu offers some accommodations for vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free needs, but Clement suggested coordinating with the box office or server for safe tweaks.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
No updates required Instead of pushing new extension versions, DarkSpectre controlled everything from its servers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for server
Noun
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Shawnie Russell, a 22-year-old waiter at a diner in an adjacent town, said the singer’s ICE lyric hit close to home.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Someone has to dive for it — either you, a tablemate who is nearer, or a waiter.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The man previously on Florida’s Death Row for beating, stabbing and strangling a La Carreta waitress with a rice cooker — before lighting a blaze to destroy key evidence — should be condemned to die, Miami prosecutors told a jury after detailing the slaying on Wednesday morning.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the latter, Ladd played Flo, a candid and cutting waitress who shows her softer side while befriending Ellen Brustyn’s Alice.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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